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Get Into the Struggle: Timuel Black in his Own Words

by Maira Khwaja and South Side Weekly October 27, 2021October 30, 2021

On October 13, Civil Rights activist, educator, historian, and author Timuel Dixon Black Jr. passed away. He was 102 years old. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Black grew up in Bronzeville, served in the Army during World War II, and taught in public schools in Gary, Indiana and in Chicago for decades. He was an organizer […]

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CPD’s Pattern and Practice of Home Invasions

by Maira Khwaja, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, and Invisible Institute July 27, 2021July 27, 2021
Posted inPolice

Op-Ed: For roving CPD units, the third time will not be the charm

by Emma Perez and Maira Khwaja July 22, 2020July 24, 2020
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

Not Getting No Treatment

by Maira Khwaja and Emma Perez April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

SSW People’s Radio: Cook County Jail Detainees

by Maira Khwaja, Emma Perez and Erisa Apantaku April 15, 2020April 18, 2020
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Op-Ed: To Shape the Future of Policing, We Must Preserve Its History

by Maira Khwaja and Emma Perez March 31, 2020April 3, 2020
Posted inOpinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: Lori Lightfoot’s Dark Promises

by Maira Khwaja March 19, 2019March 21, 2019
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Non-Judgemental Support

by Maira Khwaja August 31, 2015
Posted inLit

A is for Ashland, B is for Bridgeport

by Maira Khwaja April 28, 2015April 28, 2015
Posted inBest of the South Side 2014, Bronzeville

Bronzeville

by Maira Khwaja September 29, 2014October 1, 2014

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