by Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Deputy Director America in 2015 looks very different than America in 1965. While I am very moved by President Obama’s call to “restore” the Voting Rights Act of 1965, I believe we really need a VRA for the 21st Century to better reflect our multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation that exists in 2015…. Read more »
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Scenes from the Youth Empowerment Open Mic
by David Lee, Community Journalism Intern Rappers, singers, steppers and poets performed at the Youth Empowerment Open Mic on July 30, sharing stories about police brutality, racial injustices and love, learned and lost. Elephant Rebellion, a youth empowerment hip-hop collective, hosted an open mic on July 30 at the Chicago Art Department to provide a… Read more »
Welcoming City amendment and STOP Act push for police accountability in Chicago
by David Lee, Community Journalism Intern More than two years after a police officer was filmed hitting and shouting racially charged insults to a 32-year-old tanning salon manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago and city officials are working to make sure it never happens again. An amendment to Chicago’s “Welcoming City” ordinance, which was… Read more »
Get to know Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark
This year’s Milestone Award honorees are Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark from Parachute restaurant! Parachute has been named Best New Restaurant by the Chicago Tribune, and received a prestigious James Beard Award nomination. We were lucky enough to catch up with Beverly and Johnny so we could get to know them a little better before… Read more »
Getting to know Joseph Jerr, Excellence in Community Engagement awardee
Joseph Jerr, Advancing Justice’s super volunteer and poll watcher extraordinaire, will be receiving the Excellence in Community Engagement Award at our annual Milestone Awards Benefit on April 22! Get to know him below, and don’t forget to get your Milestone tickets here!