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It’s Not Just Food

Editors, Taste Taste
The fight against systemic racism and police brutality is alive, and we feel it’s critical for us as a publication to participate by elevating a diverse group of voices across our platforms.

Evanston's Road to Reparations

Bryan Smith Chicago Magazine
Compensating African Americans for the wrongs of history has been a political nonstarter for decades. Then, last November, one Chicago suburb made it a reality.

Secrets of the Y Chromosome

Natalie Angier The New York Times
It’s not just what makes males into males. The sex chromosome also influences health in hidden ways, some experts believe, and may even explain why men have shorter life spans.

Black Women and Girls Killed by Police: The Incomplete Stories of #SayHerName

African American Policy Forum African American Policy Forum
The #SayHerName vigil in memory of Black women and girls killed by the police.
Launched in 2014 by the African American Policy Forum and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, the #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to often untold stories of Black women and girls victimized by racist police violence.