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Cook County Votes: State’s Attorney, School Board Races to Shape Justice and Education

Photo Credit: Dean Wampler, Flickr Today, Cook County voters have several critical races to consider beyond the Presidential election between Kamala D. Harris and Donald...

OPINION: Smoke Alarms and Gunshot Detection—Saving Lives

By Ralph Clark Imagine, for a moment, that you live in a community with an elevated risk of fire.  And despite interventions—such as updating building...

Q&A Part 2: Deputy Mayor on What Comes Next After ShotSpotter

As the city explores alternatives, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood shares the Johnson Administration’s vision for investing in people and improving first...

Q&A Part 1: Deputy Mayor on Chicago Ending ShotSpotter and City’s Next Steps

ShotSpotter and Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood (Photo Credits: chicagojustice.org and Chicago Mayor's Office). This Sunday marks two weeks since Chicago officially ended...

Diddy’s Not the Only One Dealing With Unsafe Jail Conditions

Sean "Diddy" Combs (Photo Credit: Daniel Incandela, Flickr). By Joseph Williams This article was originally published on Word In Black. Earlier this month, as federal investigators prepared a...

‘Metastasizing Disrespect’: How Social Media Turbocharges Gun Violence

Experts say Abdul Vicks, 25 — who was fatally shot in broad daylight after digging up his rival's grave, then uploading the video to...

Exclusive Q&A: Ralph Clark on ShotSpotter Controversy and City Council Vote

Ralph Clark, CEO of SoundThinking, spoke exclusively to The Chicago Defender about the technology's value and the implications of the council's decision (Photo...

Prosecutors to unseal indictment today following arrest of music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City late Monday, and federal prosecutors confirmed that...

When Compliance Isn’t Enough: The Reality of Police Violence Against Black Men

Screenshot of police body cam footage of NFL star Tyreek Hill's Sept. 8 arrest (Credit: Miami Dade Police Department).   The barrel of that New York...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decline: A Betrayal of Justice and Civil Rights

Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Public Domain). In an era marked by unprecedented political polarization, the United States...
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