Shorefront Legacy Center was awarded a two-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Wednesday for its archives and local reparations research initiatives.
“Shorefront’s two-year grant will...
This story is part of a series of profiles of activist and community groups across Evanston.
In 1995, Dino Robinson — anxious to explore the city’s black history — picked apart local archives,...
Olivia Alexander, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor
• May 14, 2021
Local organizers and experts discussed the history of school segregation in Evanston, the closure of the 5th Ward school and its current impacts on residents at a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public...
Community leaders from Evanston and Chicago discussed the history of redlining, fair housing policy and how these issues connect to reparations in a public forum Thursday.
The forum was hosted by Open...
Community organizer Bobby Burns is projected to win the 5th Ward aldermanic race, according to preliminary results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office.
Burns and his opponent, local gun control activist...
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