Natalie Moore
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, IL, United States
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Walmart fought hard to open the stores it’s closing Sunday on the South Side, West Side
Four Walmart locations are set to close, a shock to those who remember the retailer clawing its way to do business in the city. → Read More
Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country
Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove. → Read More
In Chicago, COVID-19 Is Hitting The Black Community Hard
While black residents comprise 29% of Chicago, they represent 70% of that city's COVID-19 deaths. There are a number of reasons for that, and officials are just now beginning to address the issue. → Read More
Northwestern To Expand Its Prison Education Program With $1M Boost
The Northwestern program will provide more offerings at Stateville Correctional Center and expand to a downstate women’s prison in the fall. → Read More
Chicago Is Losing Manufacturing Jobs — Even In Areas Zoned To Protect Them
For decades, zoning has been a tool to protect manufacturing in Chicago. But it can't reverse decades of deindustrialization and disinvestment on its own. → Read More
How to be a white neighbor in a black neighborhood
Don’t come in with a savior mentality hitched to your moving truck. Don’t start your own block club; join the existing one. → Read More
City On Fire: Chicago Race Riot 1919
Chicago’s "Red Summer" of 1919 comes alive in this unique radio drama. It’s history with a twist. Listen here. → Read More
Contract Buying Robbed Black Families In Chicago Of Billions
A new study tabulates the toll of contract buying in Chicago during the 1950s and 1960s: $3 billion to $4 billion in lost black wealth. → Read More
Chicago’s Section 8 Vouchers Increasing In Black Communities, Declining In White Neighborhoods
Since 2009, in Chicago, Section 8 vouchers increased by 24 percent in black communities and declined by 25 percent in white areas. → Read More
A Record Number Of Black Women Are Becoming Mayor Of Major Cities
Just five years ago, there was only one black woman leading any of the nation's top 100 cities. → Read More
A Black Woman Will Soon Lead Chicago
President Trump treats Chicago like a punching bag, but its next mayor will break boundaries. → Read More
Can You Win an Election by Talking About Segregation?
The next mayor of Chicago should find out. → Read More
We spin American tales of uplift that celebrate the very privileged
Ah, the myth of American Exceptionalism. → Read More
Why we should stop celebrating Kylie Jenner
Jenner’s not an individual with an inspiring bootstrap story; she’s a pop culture ingénue who smartly capitalized on her family’s fame. → Read More
Want to Understand Segregation? Watch 'House Hunters' With Me.
I come to make fun of open kitchens and bickering couples; I keep watching to better understand American segregation. → Read More
How Will Chicago Use Its Land Near The Obama Presidential Center?
A WBEZ analysis of 2,430 properties found that the city and its sister agencies own the most property in East Woodlawn. → Read More
After Push From Activists, Chicago's South Side Gets An Adult Trauma Center
The University of Chicago's hospital will reopen the center on May 1. The move comes after years of pressure from young black activists, who mobilized when an 18-year-old died from gunshot wounds. → Read More
After Push From Activists, Chicago's South Side Gets An Adult Trauma Center
The University of Chicago's hospital will reopen the center on May 1. The move comes after years of pressure from young black activists, who mobilized when an 18-year-old died from gunshot wounds. → Read More
At South Side Cemetery, A Gathering For Confederate Descendants – And Protesters
The Sons of Confederate Veterans held its annual memorial on the South Side Sunday. Also there were a group called Smash White Supremacy. → Read More
Noted Chicago Housing Scholar Arnold Hirsch Dies
A noted scholar on Chicago housing has died. Arnold Hirsch’s memorial is today Friday in Oak Park. → Read More