The BGA and Chicago Sun-Times analyzed 280,000 total drug possession arrests made in Cook County over nearly two decades. The data used was provided by The Circuit, the collaborative journalistic enterprise led by the BGA and Injustice Watch.
Race and Equity
Immigrant women in the South Asian community have to overcome not just power imbalances within their relationships and culture, but also hidden imbalances in U.S. immigration and domestic law, which tilt control toward their husbands.
‘You’re really a second-class citizen’ if you live in this neighborhood.
Mental health experts assumed that people of all races had the same risk factors for self-harm. Emerging evidence suggests that is not the case.
Dressed in neat scrubs, Akima Adams, 23, stood small and slight before the judge.
“It definitely has an impact on your psyche,” one resident said of the lack of food options.
The intersection of race and place proves key to understanding the gaps.
Reporters Tony Barboza and Anna Phillips take us behind the scenes of their yearlong investigation.
Seven key tips from a Spotlight Team alum that can bolster any big reporting project.
Murphy will examine the role trees play in the well-being of communities, particularly cities.