Monthly Archives: September 2022

Abortion Rights: A Manifesto

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Mary Lee Sargent

Women, girls, and all people who can become pregnant need abortions. Before abortion was legalized in the US, almost a million women a year sought illegal abortions. According to the Centers for Disease Control tens of millions of women, girls, … Continue reading →

1,130 total views

Posted in abortion rights, Feminism, Healthcare, LGBTQ, Supreme Court | Tagged Abortion, sexuality, Supreme Court | Comments Off

Donald Trump v. Shamar Betts

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Shamar Betts

I, Shamar Betts, incited a riot through a Facebook post encouraging my people to join alongside the rest of the world in an attempt to express our feelings on the tragic death of George Floyd in May of 2020. Although … Continue reading →

577 total views

Posted in African American, African Americans, BLM, Court System, incarceration, January 6 insurrection, Justice, Prisoners, Racism, Trump, Voices of Color, Youth | Tagged African American, BLM, incarceration, Justice, Trump | Comments Off

A Time of Monsters: The New Nadir and the Crisis of the Black Worker

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Gus Wood

We currently reside in what Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci called “A Time of Monsters.” Exacerbated by the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, the Black working classes continue to struggle under what Black Studies scholar Sundiata Cha-Jua has dubbed “the New Nadir.” For … Continue reading →

439 total views, 1 views today

Posted in African Americans, African Americans, Economy, labor, Labor/Economics, Politics | Tagged Black workers, economic inequality, economic racism, new nadir, underemployment | Comments Off

Juneteenth Freedom Day

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Aaron Ammons

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with … Continue reading →

507 total views, 1 views today

Posted in African American history, African Americans, African Americans, Racism, Remembering, Voices of Color | Tagged African American traditions, holidays, Juneteenth, Memory, Slavery | Comments Off

Champaign Can End its Housing Discrimination

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Housing Working Group of the Champaign-Urbana Democratic Soc

As previously reported in the Public i, housing discrimination in Champaign is a chronic issue. Following on the “tough on crime era,” since 1994 Champaign has allowed landlords to reject tenant lease applications based on their conviction record—in excess of … Continue reading →

848 total views

Posted in Champaign County, Housing, Politics, Politics, racial segregation in Champaign/Urbana | Tagged Champaign City Council, community activism, housing discrimination | Comments Off

West Virginia v. EPA: SCOTUS Decision Not Necessarily a Blow to Climate Action

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Eric Freyfogle

Supreme Court rulings, once announced, sometimes take on curious lives. Understood in one way when released, they can, as precedent, shape the law in other, unexpected ways. The Supreme Court’s opinion in West Virginia v. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), … Continue reading →

376 total views

Posted in Climate crisis, Environment, Environment, Supreme Court | Tagged climate crisis, EPA, federal government, Supreme Court | Comments Off

The Future of Actual Malice

Posted on 09/18/2022 by John Nerone

Justice Clarence Thomas poked the media industry this past June when he dissented from the Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of a libel case. The plaintiff, Coral Ridge Ministries, had sought a review of a lower-court decision … Continue reading →

442 total views

Posted in Free Speech, Media, Supreme Court | Tagged libel, media, Supreme Court | Comments Off

Kathryn J. Oberdeck (January 18, 1958–June 8, 2022)

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Jim Barrett

Kathy was a passionate fighter against all forms of inequality. She combined an unwavering commitment to the highest intellectual standards with a selfless dedication to community and family. She was a prolific historian of poor and working-class people, particularly their … Continue reading →

447 total views

Posted in Community, Education, Remembering, Women | Tagged education, In Memoriam, local activism | Comments Off

Juneteenth 2022 at Randolph Street Garden

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Public i

Seitu Ken Jones, a multidisciplinary artist who believes in the power of public art to link the past and present, spent 2020–21 as a visiting artist at the UIUC Center for Advanced Study. He returned this past June to work … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, African American history, African Americans, Community, Local Arts, Voices of Color, Youth | Tagged African American history, Juneteenth, local community, youth | Comments Off

September Issue Announcements

Posted on 09/18/2022 by Public i

342 total views

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off