Alena Scarver, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Alena Scarver, Author at The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com 32 32 163009088 Now showing: shuttered theaters https://www.chicagoreporter.com/now-showing-shuttered-theaters/ http://chicago-reporter.dev.cshp.co/now-showing-shuttered-theaters/ The news: The Chicago-based Inner City Entertainment closed two of its movie theaters, ICE 62nd & Western 10, and ICE Lawndale 10, located on the city’s South and West sides, in late May. Behind the news: The closing left the city south of Roosevelt Road with only two multiple theaters with capacity to show two […]

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]]> 136 Black adults most likely to be divorced https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-adults-most-likely-be-divorced/ http://chicago-reporter.dev.cshp.co/black-adults-most-likely-be-divorced/ The news: A controversial billboard on Rush Street drew complaints over its slogan: “Life’s short. Get a divorce.” The ad, placed by Chicago attorney Corri Fetman, was taken down just days after it debuted on May 1. But it has gotten a second life with truckmounted ads. Behind the news: African Americans were the most […]

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