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Maira Khwaja

Posted inPolice

CPD’s Pattern and Practice of Home Invasions

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

n Tuesday, July 27, seven months after Chicago witnessed body-camera footage of Anjanette Young in her home, naked and surrounded by officers who were raiding it in search of someone who did not live there, the City Council is holding a hearing on an ordinance named after her. The Anjanette Young Ordinance would prohibit the […]

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
Posted inLatest

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
Posted inInterviews

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
Posted inInterviews, Poetry

The Hip-Hop Poet

by Maira Khwaja August 3, 2014August 3, 2014

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