In the News

04/26/2024

MindSite News: A West Side Story: How to Traumatize a Community

04/26/2024

WBEZ Chicago: Expert says excessive traffic stops and videos of police killings can cause trauma for some

04/23/2024

Block Club Chicago: Only Half Of Black Seniors Approved For Home Repair Or Refinance Loans To Age In Place

03/27/2024

Wednesday Journal: Oak Park police stop more Black individuals than white, data shows

01/31/2024

Daily Herald: Lawmaker won’t move forward with controversial proposal banning some traffic stops

NBC Chicago: Proposed Illinois bill could prohibit police traffic stops for minor offenses

Capitol Fax: After backlash, Rep. Slaughter says he won’t move controversial traffic stop bill, but wants conversation

01/10/2024

WBEZ Chicago: Journalists from Chicago and Paris reflect on common experiences with racial profiling

11/17/2023

Nieman Reports: Newsrooms Want to Diversify. These Programs Can Help

11/12/2023

Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle: The Weeks (readers speak out)

10/26/2023

Nieman Reports: For the Chicago-based Investigative Project on Race and Equity, training the next generation matters as much as the reporting

10/16/2023

Chicago Tribune: Despite Obama’s legislation, the scourge of driving while Black remains

10/11/2023

Illinois Public Media: Traffic Stops of Black Drivers Hits 20-Year High in Illinois

10/06/2023

Ben Joravsky Show: “Oh, What A Week” with Angela Caputo

10/06/2023

WBEZ Chicago - The Rundown: Black drivers are involved in Illinois traffic stops at record rates. Why?

09/29/2023

Chicago Sun-Times: Black drivers are pulled over by police more, mostly for non-moving violations

09/27/2023

Block Club Chicago: The Investigative Project On Race And Equity Debuts With Report On Illinois Traffic Stops

Chicago Sun-Times: Traffic stops of Black Illinois drivers at 20-year high despite law Obama championed

WBEZ Chicago - Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons: 2003 Illinois state law has failed to reform racial profiling in traffic stops