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Before you dive into what’s happening today, take a look at what may have fallen off your radar earlier this week.
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In our “Behind Our Masks” series, we tackle balancing school and working on a farm in Coachella Valley during the pandemic and making the difficult choice of paying rent or staying in school.
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Columbia College Chicago student and photographer Vashon Jordan’s visual documentation of the summer of civil unrest and other gatherings around the city was turned into a book.
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Chicago high school senior Miranda Zanca shares her and her peers’ experience with racism and how the increasing anti-Asian attacks on elders nationwide affect them.
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Does speaking what you want into existence work? We delve into the manifesting trend.
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#BLM activist Jeremy Johnson takes us on his frustrating journey of being on house arrest in Chicago with what can be seen as a malfunctioning ankle bracelet that’s registering him as non-compliant while inside his home.