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Why I Believe Violence Is A Public Health Concern That Requires A Public Health Approach
This op-ed ran on October 29, 2020 on Blavity by Steve Gates, Growth Director at Chicago Beyond and Chicago CRED Roseland Site Manager. As a
Comes A Time podcast: Liz Dozier
This podcast episode was published on Comes A Time on October 16, 2020. Our Founder and CEO, Liz Dozier, joined the hosts of Comes A
Data Day Keynote 2020: Liz Dozier
Data Day, hosted by Data You Can Use, provides an opportunity for leaders, from neighborhoods to universities, to better understand what data are available, the
Recap: Unpacking Race, Wealth, and Individual Power
On Wednesday, September 23, Chicago Beyond hosted the third session of our Unpacking series titled, “Unpacking Race, Wealth, and Individual Power.” We were joined by
How To Citizen with Barantunde: How to Use Your Voice on Social Justice
On Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, our Leader in Residence Nneka Jones Tapia interviewed comedian and author Baratunde Thurston for Chief’s Election 2020 series. The topic of the conversation was ‘How
TIME: ‘We Don’t Need More Cops; We Need Better Cops.’ Why Chicagoans Are Skeptical of Federal Agents in the Fight Against Gun Violence
This article ran in the August 2020 issue of TIME. By Tessa Berenson, Leslie Dickstein and Mariah Espada The trouble began, as too often it does in
How to Achieve The Just Treatment of Blacks – and All People of Color
Photo by Life Matters from Pexels See below for a statement from women of color leaders in philanthropy on how to achieve just treatment of Blacks – and
Recap: So, You Want to Be Antiracist. Now What?
On August 10, Chicago Beyond hosted the second session of our antiracism series titled, “So, You Want to Be Antiracist. Now What?” During the hourlong
Injecting Humanity into the Justice System
On August 11th, 2020, our Leader in Residence Nneka Jones Tapia joined JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) for their Live with #JustUs discussion series. She was virtually joined
Reflections on White Allyship
REFLECTIONS ON WHITE ALLYSHIP Following our June event with Christian Picciolini and Arne Duncan on anti-racism and Unpacking White Privilege, we have been diving deeper
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Our correctional institutions are unsafe for the communities inside and outside their walls. Now more than ever, we must shift our concept of safety away
Liz Dozier of Chicago Beyond: 5 Steps That Each Of Us Can Take To Proactively Help Heal Our Country
This article ran online at Authority Magazine on August 4, 2020. By Jason Hartman Aspart of our series about 5 Steps That Each Of Us
