Marissa Nelson | May 25, 2021 11:45 am
Tuesday marks a grim anniversary: the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, which ignited a wave of protest throughout the country and world.
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On Monday, “Chicago Tonight: Black Voices” host and “Chicago Tonight” co-host Brandis Friedman moderated a community conversation on the racial justice movement and were it stands today.
Friedman was joined by Berto Aguayo, director and co-founder of Increase the Peace; Xavier Ramey, CEO of Justice Informed; Arewa Justice Winters of Justice For Families; Grace Pai, director of organizing at Asian Americans Advancing Justice; and Jazmine Salas, co-chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racial and Political Repression.
A week after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, a large crowd of mostly Latinos gathered under the arch leading to Little Village’s bustling 26th Street.
People knelt during a moment of silence for Floyd. The smell of sage swept through the crowd as part of an indigenous ritual.
Some people waved signs stating “Black Lives Matter” while others held posters proclaiming solidarity between Latino and Black communities.
The gathering reignited a rallying cry for Black and Brown unity after video depicting Floyd’s death led to a racial reckoning across the country. In Chicago, shifting racial demographics, longstanding segregation and differing views on the role of police have put that goal to the test.
State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, makes his case for amendment 1 to SB817 in the General Assembly. The bill would impose funding penalties on schools that keep policies in place that apply dress codes to hairstyles.
A Chicago state senator wants to withhold funding from schools that apply dress codes to hairstyles. School associations and the Illinois State Board of Education are worried the bill s punishment mechanism goes too far.
In the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, said policies that ban certain hairstyles in schools are outdated. He said he thinks schools will want to be on the right side of history if the amendment to SB817 becomes law.
Workforce focus on diversity, equity, inclusion skyrocket business for local minority-owned firms
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The movement for equity has been a business boom for minority-owned firms. Our requests, requests for our services jumped up over 800% last year, said Xavier Ramey, CEO of Justice Informed We ve basically tripled and in that time, added The NOVA Collective co-founder, Tiffany Hudson.
Justice Informed and NOVA Collective specialize in educating companies, from top executives down the ranks, on how to create a more diverse and equitable workplace.
Both firms have seen a big spike in business following the demands for change in the aftermath of George Floyd s death.