News Chicago Police Department Hires Consultant to Help with Civil Rights ReformCourtney ConnleyJanuary 28, 2016September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 28, 2016September 28, 2017160 Chicago taps police veteran Charles Ramsey to help with the reform of its police department....
Education Chicago Public Schools as ScroogeBlackEnterprise.comDecember 29, 2015September 28, 2017 by BlackEnterprise.comDecember 29, 2015September 28, 2017312 If I could write an education-based parody of A Christmas Carol, I would have to cast Chicago Public Schools as Scrooge (though the competition is...
Education Laquan McDonald and What My Dying Father Told Me About the Chicago PoliceBlackEnterprise.comDecember 11, 2015September 28, 2017 by BlackEnterprise.comDecember 11, 2015September 28, 2017295 My daddy was born and raised near Money, Mississippi, and was a teenager himself in that tiny town the night 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped...
Career Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Rapper Common, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Effects of Youth UnemploymentCourtney ConnleyAugust 18, 2015September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyAugust 18, 2015September 28, 2017169 Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Rapper Common, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel talk about the adverse effects of youth unemployment....
Education [INFOGRAPHIC] P-TECH: The School That’s Taking Over the WorldRobin White GoodeAugust 7, 2015October 2, 2017 by Robin White GoodeAugust 7, 2015October 2, 2017340 P-TECH, a 6-year, year-round high school in Brooklyn born of a public-private partnership is being replicated in many parts of the U.S....
News Chicago Lawmakers Vote for Minimum Wage IncreaseCourtney ConnleyDecember 3, 2014September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyDecember 3, 2014September 28, 201794 Chicago's City Council votes to increase minimum wage to $13 by the middle of 2019...
News Chicago’s Teachers Strike Comes To An EndSasha KingSeptember 19, 2012September 19, 2012 by Sasha KingSeptember 19, 2012September 19, 2012111 7 days of fighting comes to an end...