Charles Kyle, Author at The Chicago Reporter

Youth, Summer, and Crime

Charles Kyle — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:53:00 +0000

As we get ready for summer here in Chicago, one thing on the minds of many residents is what will we do to stem the violence we are seeing across the city. In a survey commissioned during November and December of 2021 by Chicago Index, a collaboration between The Daily Line and Crain’s Chicago, less […]

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Environmental Justice Inequality

Charles Kyle — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:22:22 +0000

Long before the fight with General Iron, the southeast side battled issues of environmental racism. It’s as much a part of the community history as the steel mills of yesteryear. I remember being at a community meeting 7 years ago that was held at “The Zone” a Christian youth center in the community of Hegewisch. […]

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Access to food and healthy choices are persistent problems

Charles Kyle — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:05:20 +0000

I was on Facebook complaining about my local Starbucks being closed for renovations. And a former coworker commented, how could I be so concerned about Starbucks when he didn’t even have a grocery store to shop at. My first-world griping had taken a serious turn. After talking to him, he informed me that he lives […]

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Youth Homelessness Is Largely Ignored

Charles Kyle — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:49:59 +0000

As we have braved the frigid weather over the last couple of weeks there has been a lot of attention on the homeless encampments that sprinkle the highways and various parts of the city. Good Samaritans have been purchasing hotel rooms for those who reside in the encampments. Coats and heaters are being taken to […]

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What happened to the coalition?

Charles Kyle — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:50:54 +0000

A Black man, a Mexican, and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar; there is no joke, there is no punchline. Instead, I want to tell you the story about how individuals from resource-starved communities came together to support Chicago’s first African-American mayor, Harold Washington. It’s a stark contrast to the sharp racial division that […]

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