Guerrilla Capitalism: A Lesson in (black) American History
By Matthew Thomas Published: May 5, 2022 Noon EST (4 minute read) Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. Parks and Colvin were the first women to oppose segregated seating on the city-owned bus line in Montgomery, Alabama. The maltreatment experienced by these women spawned a citywide, and then nationwide protest against the lack of […]
Fasting from “Whiteness” with the Hypocrites
By Olivia Murray Published: April 12, 2022 Noon EST (2 minute read) Over the course of Lent, one “church” in Chicago observed the occasion by fasting from “whiteness.” The First United Church of Oak Park committed to abstaining from any religious music written or composed by white composers over the 40 days before Resurrection Sunday. […]
The Media is Now Public Enemy No. 1
By Olivia Murray Published: November 23, 2021 Noon EST (2 minute read) ‘Public Enemy’ is a phrase that was popularized in the 1930s with the rise of notorious Chicago gangsters like Al Capone and Tony Volpe. These men, and others, were designated as such because they posed an incredible threat to the welfare and security […]
Jim Crow Reincarnate? Segregation is Back.
By Olivia Murray Published: August 3, 2021 Noon EST (3 minute read) The end of the Civil War came in April 1865, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, and those under the yoke of slavery were finally free. In December of that year, Congress ratified the 13th Amendment, which legally abolished slavery, and […]
