children Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/children/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:28:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png children Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/children/ 32 32 163009088 Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states https://www.chicagoreporter.com/children-of-color-already-make-up-the-majority-of-kids-in-many-us-states/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/children-of-color-already-make-up-the-majority-of-kids-in-many-us-states/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5338068 By 2050, the majority of Americans will not be white. That future is already on its way here – just look at the demographics of kids ages 10 and under.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/children-of-color-already-make-up-the-majority-of-kids-in-many-us-states/feed/ 0 5338068 Chicago Police Department’s new gun-pointing policy misses the target https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-departments-new-gun-pointing-policy-misses-the-target/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-departments-new-gun-pointing-policy-misses-the-target/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:08:23 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5221933 Nominally new standards do nothing to rein in abuses, particularly a widespread and ongoing pattern of officers holding small children at gunpoint.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-departments-new-gun-pointing-policy-misses-the-target/feed/ 0 5221933 What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happens-when-black-americans-leave-their-segregated-hometowns/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happens-when-black-americans-leave-their-segregated-hometowns/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5221974 Black Americans who grow up in racially segregated areas tend to have worse health, education and future economic prospects. Moving out can make a big difference.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happens-when-black-americans-leave-their-segregated-hometowns/feed/ 0 5221974 Lawsuit: Chicago cops pointed guns at children during illegal raids https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2019 22:18:39 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3672920 Inspector General Joe Ferguson is launching an investigation on how police execute search warrants, specifically in raids where children are present at the residence.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/lawsuit-chicago-cops-pointed-guns-at-children-during-illegal-raids/feed/ 0 3672920 Solitary confinement of juveniles on the rise in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/solitary-confinement-of-juveniles-on-the-rise-in-cook-county/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2037670 As other cities and states have moved to ban using solitary confinement as punishment for teens, the practice has increased at one of the largest juvenile jails in the country.

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