#Chicago

I don't think people realize how young Medgar, Malcolm, and Martin were. Not one of them saw 40. Let me be clear. I intentionally did not add Fred Hampton to
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In 1980, a psychiatric nurse at Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital (and mother of two) divorced her husband in the midst of a particularly troubled married life and decided to pursue
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If you consider yourself a Marxist and support Bernie Sanders I hope you can reconcile the fact that he:- Had Burlington peace activists arrested for protesting a weapons manufacturing plant-
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I'm proud to work at @propublica every day but the journalism we've published this past week is truly exceptional. If you'll indulge me for this ... 1. Last year, Congress
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That nutso column in (& bizarro subsequent defense by) @WSJopinion sparked my curiosity about the 20th century transition in American legal education from the Harvard LLB degree (first awarded in
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Chicago Teachers Union is now demanding a citywide 3% test positivity threshold to determine whether schools can reopen for in-person instruction. This is what happened in New York CityThey closed
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*Beautiful Thread*What Gebran khalil Gebran wrote on Immigration in 1926:1-I believe in you, and I believe in yourdestinyI believe that you are contributors to this newcivilizationI believe that you have
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.@SenatorBurr It's time to grow a spine and speak up.Tr☭mp is sending his #Stormtroopers into American cities. Unidentifiable federal officers are attacking, seizing and detaining citizens w/out a warrant &
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In reflecting on ways to best use this platform, I want to prioritize recognizing and encouraging positivity when I can. So, here are some thoughts on the Hockey Night in
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President Biden said the war in Yemen “created humanitarian and strategic catastrophe” and directed the State Department to support U.N. efforts to “impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels, and restore
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Never forget, the Dems killed the MeToo movement when it wasn’t beneficial to them, and could actually hurt them. They sacrificed an entire movement meant to empower survivors, and hold
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Chicago families speak, a .“I’ve seen voices of Black & Latinx children & families coopted to support the union’s & district’s arguments.Frankly, I’m tired of a predominantly-white union & predominantly-white
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This is my daughter McKeighlee. For her 7th birthday next week she wanted to go to her favorite restaurant Benihana’s but we can’t because of the lockdown. @realDonaldTrump please make
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What’s happening in Chicago is a clear example of how you can elect a politician who is at the intersection of three marginalized identities, thinking that “representation” and “symbolism’ might
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Not seeing enough on my TL about the centennial of the Negro Leagues. So, starting a thread with a picture of 1919 Chicago American Giants and the team’s owner/manager Rube
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$PENN Q4 -- results- Revs down 23% YOY to $1.03B -- misses by 4%-- "trended ahead of forecast pre pandemic-related closures"- 35.5% EBITDA margin -- +570 bps YOY- $13M in
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