Dahleen Glanton
chicagotribune.com
Chicago, IL, United States
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Past articles by Dahleen:
Column: After 32 years, it’s time for me to go — on my own terms
This job has taken me on a journey I never could have imagined while growing up in the little mill town of Hogansville, Georgia. → Read More
Column: What we’re getting wrong about Juneteenth
Juneteenth does not represent the end of slavery in America, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Sen. Joe Manchin and the ghosts of Dixiecrats past
Joe Manchin knew he could could cause more harm to Democrats by pretending to be one, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Allowing poor children to go hungry would cost society more than Biden’s child tax credit expansion
The GOP hates spending money to improve the lives of poor Americans, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Naomi Osaka was brave to put her well-being ahead of her job. If only more Black women had that option.
The workplace has long presented unique challenges for Black women, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Let’s give Mayor Lightfoot’s violence reduction plan a chance to work this summer
Violence is not solely a policing issue, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter thought his murder would change the world. It didn’t.
The anti-change coalition is a powerful foe, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: You can’t be a gang-banger and a good parent, no matter how much you love your kids
Gang-banging and parenting don’t mix, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Mayor Lori Lightfoot is correct: Newsrooms need more diversity
Journalists of color long had accepted the crumbs handed to us, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: We’ve entered the blind-faith, hope-for-the-best phase of COVID-19. Can we trust that person next to us in line is vaccinated?
The government is asking us to trust each other about vaccines. We don’t, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: The high number of job openings proves the stimulus is working, not that Americans are lazy
It’s disingenuous to blame the unfilled jobs entirely on the unemployed, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Bo Obama and the void that dogs leave behind
Dogs don’t care if they live in the White House or in a tent below Michigan Avenue, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Going to the Grammys with Beyoncé and Jay-Z and other weird COVID dreams
Maybe the dreams are just stress-related, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Let’s pay people to get the COVID-19 vaccine if that’s what it takes
Of course, we shouldn’t have to bribe people to take care of themselves and others, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Janice Jackson’s departure from CPS confirms that ‘dream jobs’ are a myth
The trouble with any dream — house, car or relationship — is they don't live up, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Tim Scott and Kamala Harris agree the US isn’t racist. That’s not true, and they know it.
Saying the U.S. isn't racist relieves the GOP of any duty to address racism, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Look on the bright side, GOP. Maybe the raid on Giuliani will turn up dirt on Hunter Biden.
Perhaps the FBI discovered incriminating evidence against the Bidens beneath Giuliani’s laundry, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt ‘a little bad’ for him. So did other Black people.
The notion that most Blacks hate the police is just another racial stereotype, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More
Column: Every mayor for the last 30 years has failed to keep his or her promise to bring the violence under control. Our patience is wearing thin.
As summer approaches, we are braced for an onslaught of violence, while hoping that it isn’t as bad as the last one. → Read More
Column: What if there’d been good cops like Cariol Horne at the scene of George Floyd’s murder?
Horne paid a harsh price for simply doing what a decent human should do, Dahleen Glanton writes. → Read More