Chicago Urban League Releases The State of Black Chicago Report
In response to vast disparities in resources and opportunities, many Black residents—regardless of income level—have left Chicago in the last decade in search of more affordable housing, higher performing schools, and safer spaces, according to data analysis from the Chicago Urban League’s 2023 State of Black Chicago report.
Cook County Officials Propose Ban on Flavored Nicotine
Cook County board members and Sheriff Tom Dart said tobacco and vaping products sold with flavors like candy and fruit are meant to entice children into using them, even though they’re not supposed to. So, they want to ban such flavorings, as the City of Chicago voted to in 2020
Breaking the ‘corporate medical playbook’ that silences physicians’ reports of inequity
As a woman of color who was fortunate to be accepted to medical school 29 years ago, I thought that if I had the intelligence, grit, and credentials, I would succeed. I thought that the profession of medicine operated within a system of meritocracy: work hard and you will be rewarded. I learned the hard way that it isn’t like that.
