A Street-Level Perspective on Kenosha Protests
What happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin the night Jacob Blake was shot, according to four people who were there.
Cleveland and Chicago: Cities of Segregation
An excerpt from "Black in the Middle."
The Fall of the Grand Dragon
D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the KKK, was once the most powerful man in Indiana. His racism was popular. Then he killed a white woman.
Ohio Has Always Had Confederate Apologists
In June, Ohio legislators refused to ban confederate memorabilia from county fairs. The state has long had a complicated relationship with the confederacy.
Give Your Money to Mary Lane
The legendary Chicago blueswoman has never gotten her due.
Minneapolis, Revisited
"They said the city was a testament to liberal pragmatism. They said that the gaunt-eyed brown children of the borderless had ruined it."
Coming Into a Black Woman’s Anger
On Audre Lorde and Minnesota Nice.
The Contradictions of a Progressive Police Chief
Newly-appointed CPD Superintendent David Brown left a complicated legacy in Dallas. Will he have his second chance in Chicago?
Homeless Chicagoans Could Face “Major Fallout” From COVID-19
People living in shelters or on the street, especially those addicted to opioids, navigate a new set of risks and challenges.
2020 Vision: Cincinnati’s West End
More than twenty-five thousand people lost their homes so a highway could be built in my neighborhood.
The Race for the Ohio Fourth
Incumbent Jim Jordan faces challenges from Democrats and (former) Republicans alike.
Fighting For a Fair Census in 2020
In an absence of federal investment, organizers across the region are working to improve the chances of an accurate count.