Latest From The Fight

Chicago Beyond Invests $3.2 Million in Life After Justice, an Innocence Organization Founded and Led by Exonerees of Color
The Life After Justice team welcomed to Chicago Beyond. October 10, 2022. Roger Morales | Chicago Beyond Chicago Beyond, an impact investor that works to

The Rise of Black-Owned Birth Centers – Word In Black
Chicago-based certified nurse midwife Jeanine Valrie Logan and doula Shaquan Dupart are opening a birth center on the city’s south side. Photo courtesy of Chicago

New Ms. Foundation initiative funds birth justice nonprofits – U.S. News
This article was written by Glenn Gamboa and was published in the Associated Press on October 13, 2022. When Jeanine Valrie Logan moved to Chicago

Nneka Jones Tapia: Holistic safety strategies will improve jail conditions for everybody – The Daily Herald
This op-ed by Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, Chicago Beyond’s Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, was published on October 13, 2022 in Daily Herald. Every day,

Myron Laban and Mayes Immersive Art Experience “Feel”
Myron Laban and Maurice Mayes hosted an immersive art experience in Chicago Beyond to release their collaborative six song EP “Feel.”

What if philanthropy celebrated Black Abundance? – Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bvIEnaCcM This conversation with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia was released on September 29, 2022. How would our world look if we truly loved Black people?

Inside the System: The Impact of Incarceration – Defy Venture
This conversation with Defy Ventures was released on September 29, 2022. This virtual panel discussion focuses on the context for Defy’s work. “Inside the System:

The radical power of one: Liz Dozier opens the 2022 Cradle to Career Network Convening
When change seems daunting, Dozier reminded the Cradle to Career Network that change starts with all of us.

South Side’s ‘birthing desert’ creates a major crisis for Black moms and babies – Crain’s Chicago Business
Community-based approaches such as the nonprofit startup, Chicago South Side Birth Center, can be a solution, writes the founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond.

What is trauma-informed funding? – Camelback Ventures
This conversation with Camelback Ventures was released on August 23, 2022. In this episode of “It’s Not Your Money,” Capital Collaborative Senior Advisor Jessamyn Shams-Lau

Empowering our Kids and Communities: Liz Dozier on Justice-Driven Success – Community Room Podcast
Our Founder & CEO, Liz Dozier spoke with Community Room Podcast on September 14, 2022. We first read about our guest on the ASCD website

WHAT IF the question of pretrial safety was two sided?
Our Managing Director of Justice Initiatives Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia spoke with Shavonte Keaton and Tenille Patterson on Pretrial Justice Institute on September 6, 2022.