Alden Loury
Data Projects Editor, WBEZ/Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times
Some short-sighted, bigoted people across the country continue to cite Blackness itself as the primary cause of violent crime.
When it feels like things can’t get any worse, I think back to how I felt on June 3, 1992 — and the journey that taught me about resilience and tenacity.
A documentary series on Black Chicagoans’ struggles to gain equal access to good jobs could help to push back against those who say there are jobs that no Americans want — forgetting about a pool of Black workers that remains underutilized.
The neck-and-neck Democratic race between O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III was marked by huge margins at the precinct level, data show.
No matter the vote on Bring Chicago Home, Chicago has to grapple with the lack of housing that lets everyone along the economic spectrum afford a place to call home.
Chicago mirrors a nationwide trend in which more renters are spending at least 30% of their income on utilities and rent.
The pace of declining Black spaces in Chicago is speeding up, Alden Loury writes. Despite the decline, there’s a market waiting for the investment that will keep Black residents in place and draw others back to the communities they’ve called home.
With time and space to reflect on our lives and to take account of what we’ve endured and who we’ve become, we can start to see ourselves better, Alden Loury writes.
Jobs can be a source of inspiration, but opportunities are diminishing for young Black people in the Chicago area, Alden Loury writes.