Art In These Times is excited to feature one of four. 100 Years of Chicago Police Violence. Exhibitions created by For The People Artists Collective. This month-long, city-wide exhibition will take place at the Hairpin Arts Center. And Art In These Times. In Logan Square, Uri-Eichen gallery. In Pilsen, Roman Susan Gallery. The exhibit at AITT, subtitled. Unjustified documentary maker Tessa Lenore.

This commercial and residential construction project in the Bronzeville neighborhood will be the Shops and Lofts at 47. Construction is expected to be completed in 2014. It will feature a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market and mixed-income housing units. By Ali Trumbull and Sadé Carpenter. After seven years of changes and setbacks.

Méndez, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Best Political Documentary of 2012. Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader.

Friday, April 3, 2015. On Reparations, the Run-Off, and Confronting Police Torture in Chicago. We were a small, some would say rag tag, group of about a dozen activists armed with a beautiful. Mr Mayor if you care, we want reparations, fair and square. A chant we had re-purposed from our friends demanding noise-free air.

My work focuses on ending violence, dismantling the prison industrial complex, transformative justice and supporting youth leadership development. After over 20 years of living and organizing in Chicago, I recently moved back to my hometown of New York City. I am the founder and director of Project NIA. Where I focused on grantmaking and program evaluation. Working as the prevention and education .