Photo from the Lift the Ban Coalition Facebook Page The Lift the Ban coalition is a bloc of community groups that have been leading a two-year campaign against Illinois’ ban on…
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Through the invention of social media black activists have found a way to weaponize the violence black people have to deal with daily and use it to sway public opinion.…
Photo: Ariel Atkins In a world where politicians are continually ignoring their constituents, especially those who are people of color, community organizers Dorothy Holmes and Maria Hernandez have made their…
Photo by WIll Letcher National coverage has talked a great deal about Chicago’s violence this past early August weekend, with the Tribune reporting that early Sunday 26 people were shot in separate…
Chicago, as an entity, is frequently asked to reason with and work through issues with the state government. The current administration has seen a lot of criticism on this front,…
With Chicago embroiled in its own Police Accountability issues noted in the death of Harith Augustus. Lightfoot’s campaign issued a statement afterward, reiterating her call for thorough investigation. “My condolences…
Last week Scapi Magazine had the chance to sit down with Mayoral Candidate Lori Lightfoot, the conversation centered around a few topics with her intentions as mayor of the city…
In the early 1980s the Chinese Mutual Aid Association was founded to help Vietnamese and ethnic Chinese refugees adjust to life in Chicago. The social services agency helped Chicago-area Chinese…
Photo by Quinn Dombrowski For those not following police funding in Chicago, there has been a push by local activists against a proposed police academy in Garfield Park. This year’s 4th…
The Ricketts family are back in the news since the shuttering of DNAInfo and Gothamist back in November 2017 after the writers voted to unionize. According to The New York Daily…
On Sunday night, WI Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Flynn was asked in a gubernatorial forum about his position as Chief Lawyer for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee during the height of the…
Photo by Eric Formato Scapi Radio sat down with J.D. Van Slyke and Tamale Sepp from Chicago’s own Center on Halsted back in February. The center is located in the…