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The second RICJ Writers' Room cohort features six journalists who will be mentored by Chicago journalists and media professionals

The 10 Chicago-based community leaders will receive a “no strings attached” gift of $25,000, and the organization they work for will receive an additional $25,000.

These 10 exceptional leaders are driving the racial and social justice movement in Chicago, exemplifying transformative change at the community level.

Students, faculty and community members gathered in McGowan Hall at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus Wednesday April 12 to discuss the epidemic of mass incarceration in America and what “re-entry” into life after prison really means.  Greeted by cheers from friends and supporters in the crowd, a five-person panel of experts and formerly incarcerated people...

The DePaulia Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer|April 12, 2021 When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin forced his knee upon 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, my family gathered around the flat screen in the living room of our suburban townhouse to see what happened.  Wide-eyed and on edge, we sat close together, flipping from channel to channel, absorbing every detail reported by the pressed and polished news anchors.   It took less than a day for public outcry for justice to erupt at unimaginable volumes. From news outlets that attempted to portray ...