On this date in 1969, the Coalition of United Community Action led a demonstration in the Loop, Chicago’s central business district, demanding that building trade unions provide on-the-job trainee positions for marginalized groups. There had been long-standing underrepresentation in the construction trades, particularly of African Americans. Among the demonstration’s leaders was Paul King, a building More
Every Sunday, we’re featuring a story submitted to our community-based initiative, In This Together, which collects digital records that capture personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, we’re sharing an excerpt from Joan Mulcahy’s story about spending time with her grandchildren in new ways and being reminded that everything is going to be all More
What is redlining? A form of discrimination. Simply put, it’s the practice of arbitrarily denying or limiting financial services to specific neighborhoods, generally because its residents are people of color or are poor. Like other forms of discrimination, it has inflicted long-lasting damage. While discriminatory practices had long existed in the banking and insurance industries, More
On July 17, 1951, Mexican American political activist Rudy Lozano was born in Harlingen, Texas. Lozano and his family moved to Chicago in the early 1950s, and he spent his formative years in the Pilsen neighborhood on the near Southwest Side. Lozano’s activism began as a student at Carter Henry Harrison Technical High School (now More
From soaring joy to deep grief, pride to livid outrage, and all of the mundane moments in between, our newest exhibition Millions of Moments: The Chicago Sun-Times Photo Collection highlights real life in Chicago and celebrates the work of award-winning Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists. Their bold images earned the Sun-Times the moniker “Chicago’s Picture Newspaper,” and More