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The Black Lives Matter Movement in Chicago
This article discusses the BLM Movement in Chicago. The director of the Chicago chapter, Amika Tendaji, talks about how the pandemic has hit black communities in Chicago hard, and mentions that these communities are in need of resources.
Press Release From Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the City's Racial Equity Rapid Response Team (RERT)
This is a press release from the Mayor of Chicago which comments on RERT, Rapid Equity Rapid Response Team, which aims to address the disproportionate impact of covid-19 on African-American communities and how it plans to do this in Chicago.
Firsthand Accounts from People of Diverse Backgrounds in Chicago on How the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Their Lives
These stories are part of a digital series in which a number of people from Chicago talk about the ways that their lives have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These people all have very diverse backgrounds. This document gives a…
Anthony Plaag Oral History
Anthony Plaag oral history of Black Lives Matter activism and protest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essential Worker's in Chicago's Black and Brown Neighborhoods
This Block Club Chicago article has insight on how essential workers in Chicago's black and brown neighborhoods feel about having to take public transportation to work.
Article on Parents from Differing Race and Class Backgrounds and If Schools in the Chicago Area Should Re-open
This is an article from the Chicago Tribune which discusses differing views from parents on whether kids should be sent back to school in the Chicago area. Districts where families are economically disadvantaged do not want schools to re-open due to…
Article on How Incarceration can Help Covid-19 Spread to the Communities Surrounding Jails.
Article that studies the correlation between the incarcerated and people cycling through jails and the potential for spreading the coronavirus. It uses Cook County Jail as an example.
Operation NE Warriors Against Racism Black Lives Matter Protest
Operation NE Warriors Against Racism Black Lives Matter protest
Photo of Anthony Plaag and Kiyomi Locker
Photo of Anthony Plaag and Kiyomi Locker at New Egypt Warriors Against Racism Black Lives Matter protest
Operation NE Warriors Against Racism flyer
Flyer for the Operation NE Warriors Against Racism Black Lives Mater Protest