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Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation

Zachary Leiter — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:07:53 +0000

The first article in this series on financial disparities in Cook County, “Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap,” discussed the extent of contemporary racial inequities in the County. Black and Latinx Cook County residents are more likely to be financially vulnerable than Black and Latinx individuals elsewhere in the country, and significantly less likely […]

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What’s Liberating, Not Limiting About Using The Term Latinx

Hugo Balta — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:22:05 +0000

“I don’t know of any abuelita that calls her granddaughter, ‘Hey you Latinx, I’m going to throw you the chancla (flip-flop).’ It just doesn’t happen,” said Domingo Garcia, president of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in a phone interview with NBC News. Garcia responded to the directive he sent in an e-mail earlier this month […]

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