The Chicago Reporter articles from March 2009

The Chicago Reporter archives from March 2009

The pain of racial profiling.(EDITOR'S NOTE: Reporter News, Letters)
March 1, 2009... If you drive long enough, you're going to get pulled over by a police officer, a state trooper, a sheriff's deputy or somebody else with a badge. It's as common as riding a roller-coaster. Even if you don't do it often, you'll do it at least...

On Feb. 6, in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Coalition for Justice and Respect in conjunction with the Bayard Rustin Access Center and The Chicago Reporter hosted a roundtable discussion entitled "Seeking Efficiency in HIV Prevention of the African-American Communities.".(Reporter News)
March 1, 2009... On Feb. 6, in recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Coalition for Justice and Respect in conjunction with the Bayard Rustin Access Center and The Chicago Reporter hosted a roundtable discussion entitled "Seeking Efficiency...

Alden K. Loury.(Reporter News)
March 1, 2009... On March 11, during a dinner at the Chicago Cultural Center, Editor and Publisher Alden K. Loury and three other journalists will receive the prestigious Studs Terkel Award, an honor meant to celebrate the legacy of the late Chicago journalist...

The Reporter's Kelly Lowenstein, Loury and Fernando Diaz are featured in "Interrupt the Pipeline," a documentary film by Flavian Prince that explores the impact of public housing's transformation on poor families.(Reporter News)
March 1, 2009... The Reporter's Kelly Lowenstein, Loury and Fernando Diaz are featured in "Interrupt the Pipeline," a documentary film by Flavian Prince that explores the impact of public housing's transformation on poor families. In his film, Prince, an...

Organizations lack capital.
March 1, 2009... Recently, I was interviewed by The Chicago Reporter on the challenges facing black HIV/AIDS organizations when it comes to funding, sustainability and effectiveness. I just read the published product, "Cocktail for Disaster" from the...

Black, Latino facilities shuttered.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
March 1, 2009... The news: Budget cuts have prompted the City of Chicago to close four of its 12 mental health centers. Behind the news: By April, half of the mental health facilities operated by the City of Chicago in black and Latino...

Mental health closings.(SPINOFFS: Keeping Current)
March 1, 2009... The city will close one-third of its 12 mental health facilities. All of the facilities being closed are in black or Latino neighborhoods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Color blind theater: actor looks to expand images of minorities beyond black and white.(Q&A: Usman Ally)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Usman Ally knows what he is not. He's not the cowering, terrified, heavily-accented immigrant that TV producers and directors try to get him to play. He's not an evil terrorist, like the ones Jack Bauer hunts down on...

Driving while Latino: officers are pulling over Hispanic drivers at a disproportionately high rate, and the consequences can go well beyond a ticket.(Racial Profiling)(Cover story)
March 1, 2009... In the summer, Osman Maldonado drove less than a mile from his house to a gas station near a busy intersection in northwest suburban Crystal Lake for cigarettes. He spotted a McHenry County Sheriff's deputy parked in the lot of an adjacent...

Looking in the mirror: police department examines itself to better serve its community.(Best Practices)
March 1, 2009... On the surface, the Denver Police Department seems like any other: an urban police force saddled with a history of controversial police shootings, excessive uses of force, and allegations of racial and gender discrimination. But the...

Unintended consequences: temporary budget cuts lead to less treatment for drug-abusing parents and estrangement from their children.(FEATURE: Drug Treatment)
March 1, 2009... Eight years ago, Laura Margoscin showed up at Lutheran Social Services' Project SAFE program with a substance-exposed child, a drinking habit she couldn't kick and an abusive boyfriend she couldn't leave. During the first six months,...