When Silence Became Complicity
The Moment By Rufus Williams A classmate of mine recently posted on social media, “When I was a kid, I never understood how the Holocaust could’ve happened. How could nobody…
City budgets, elections, legislation, accountability
Greenland and Trump
Greenland, Trump, and the Misuse of “Imperialism” as Political Theater By David Seaton The outrage surrounding Donald Trump’s expressed interest in acquiring Greenland has always been curious—not because skepticism is…
40th Interfaith Breakfast for a King at Table 53
Table 53: When Legacy, Laughter, and Leadership Shared the Same Room By LaDonna Raeh Friday morning didn’t feel like just another event—it felt like a checkpoint in history. I walked…
ICE Killed a U.S. Citizen
When Immigration Enforcement Turns Deadly: What Happened When ICE Killed a U.S. Citizen By LaDonna Raeh Why This Story Hit Me as a Mother — and Why It Lit a…
Pardon Me…January 6
When Immigration Enforcement Turns Deadly: What Happened When ICE Killed a U.S. Citizen By LaDonna Raeh photo courtesy of abcnews.go January 6 Looked Different Because It Was Different —…
Venezuelan President Raid
Venezuela Is Not Far Away: Why Chicago Should Be Paying Attention By LaDonna Raeh There are moments in history when things move so fast that confusion becomes the strategy. This…