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Nia Brown, a South Side Chicago resident, decides to help paint the mural after walking by Millennium Park.

Organizers memorialize Rosa Parks with public mural

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2020

‘Say Her Name’: Protesters on the Breonna Taylor case and BLM movement

By Zachary Clingenpeel, Photojournalist
September 24, 2020
Protesters take to Chicago streets after disappointing news in Breonna Taylor case

Protesters take to Chicago streets after disappointing news in Breonna Taylor case

By Isaiah Colbert, Zachary Clingenpeel, K'Von Jackson, Mengshin Lin, Kaylie Slack, Mari Devereaux, and Kendall Polidori
September 24, 2020
Yosef negotiates with CPD Director of Public Engagement Glen Brooks to allow protesters at the corner of East Ohio Street and North Michigan Avenue into the street.

Magnificent Mile temporarily shut down for protest, vigil honoring Black lives lost

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
August 30, 2020
This online gallery promotes activism through student-made illustrations

This online gallery promotes activism through student-made illustrations

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 12, 2020
Nearly 200 Chicagoans came out to support the Back the Blue rally, many holding American flags in support of American law enforcement.

‘Black Lives Matter’ counter-protest causes friction with ‘Blue Lives Matter’ demonstration

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
July 26, 2020
Artist Bryant L. Jones uses art as a creative outlet to spark conversations around important issues.

Paint The City initiative supports local artists who ‘bring a little light back’

By Lauren Leazenby, News Editor
June 26, 2020
Comedy Majors Eryn Burnett (left) and Nathan Hatfield (right) host a fundraiser livestream to raise money and support for Brave Space Alliance's Trans Relief Fund to provide economic relief payments for transgender, non-binary and intersex individuals.

‘Something Like a Livestream’ virtual fundraiser helps trans community impacted by the pandemic

By Lauren Leazenby, News Editor
June 26, 2020
The community opens up: Conversations about racism and the Black experience are 'uncomfortable,' sometimes traumatic

The community opens up: Conversations about racism and the Black experience are ‘uncomfortable,’ sometimes traumatic

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
June 25, 2020
WBEZ-FM 91.5 and Vocalo 91.1 hosted a virtual event “Voices of the Movement: Black Activism and Organizing for Change” with a panel of black activists to discuss the historical fight for racial equity.

‘Voices of the Movement’: Black activists discuss power in organizing

By Kendall Polidori, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 24, 2020
One Million Man March celebrates Juneteenth with marching band and singing

One Million Man March celebrates Juneteenth with marching band and singing

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
June 21, 2020
What to know when protesting; experts weigh in on the momentum of the movement

What to know when protesting; experts weigh in on the momentum of the movement

By Kendall Polidori, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 19, 2020
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