The Race, Class & Communities Desk seeks to provide enterprise reporting on broad themes and trends related to race and income in the Chicago metropolitan area and to provide beat coverage of topical issues including housing, immigration, work/opportunity and demographics.
Luisette Kraal, a native of Curaçao, lives in the U.S. on a religious visa that has run out. For two years she has been a key figure in helping newcomers adjust to the city.
Kierra Coles has been reported missing for nearly six years. Diamond Bynum and King Walker were last seen July 25, 2015, at their home in Gary, Indiana.
Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters. Sixty-eight protestors were arrested at the School of the Art Institute.
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.