Current read.

Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil
Rights Revolution, by @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social

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Join us tomorrow evening for a critical discussion on public defense in the age of Trump 2.0, and ICE oversight and accountability.

Tuesday, April 7: 6 - 8PM
RSVP link: lnkd.in/gZ23iU5j
Food and refreshments provided

@acslaw.bsky.social @cookcodefender.bsky.social @reporticenow.bsky.social

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image Black photography started to boom at the turn of the 20th century. We look at what it meant to the community in Chicago.

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image
@wbez.org

www.wbez.org/curious-city...

#Chicago
#BlackChicago
#Blacksky

Supreme Court skeptical of laws counting mail-in ballots after election day The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications. n.pr/4uNc2iJ

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Currently reading: Kin, by @tayari.bsky.social

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#WellReadBlackGirl
#Blacksky

US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy The federal judiciary on Tuesday approved a new office focused on improving the quality of representation of indigent criminal defendants at the U.S. Supreme Court, with the goal of creating a counter...

US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Weekend read. 📖⚖️

Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department, by @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social

#Booksky
#WellReadBlackGirl
#DOJ

Chicagoans, Joined By 3 Former Presidents, Gather To Say Goodbye To Rev. Jesse Jackson The People's Celebration on Friday — which is being held in a church with arena-style seating for 10,000 — is expected to be the largest gathering to honor Jackson's life.

Chicagoans, Joined By 3 Former Presidents, Gather To Say Goodbye To Rev. Jesse Jackson blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/06/c...

#RevJesseJackson
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#Blacksky

SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability A long-delayed lawsuit challenging GEO Group's treatment of people in immigration detention can proceed again. A unanimous decision that matters — especially now.

SCOTUS rejects private prison company GEO Group's attempt at avoiding accountability - @lawdorknews.bsky.social

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Chicago and its New Negro swagger hum throughout 'Sinners' Our city shaped the Smokestack twins, and so did World War I and its aftermath, when many Black people embraced an understanding of self and agency in the face of racism.

Chicago and its New Negro swagger hum throughout 'Sinners'

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

#SinnersMovie
#Chicago
#BlackSky

As ACS President Phil Brest told the NYT this week rejecting originalism isn’t enough — ACS needs to be part of lifting up an affirmative, alternative vision of constitutional interpretation.

“The real genius of originalism is not in its intellectual heft, it is in the framing and the messaging.”

Rest in peace and power, Rev. Jackson.

#JesseJackson
#IAmSomebody

Read it in one day. Loved it.

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Friday evening. 🍷📖

Now reading: The Seven Daughters of Dupree, by @nikeshaelise.bsky.social

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Weeknight fun at the New Edition + Boyz II Men + Toni Braxton concert last night at the United Center. Exhausted this morning. But worth it. So fun. Note: I’m still in love with Ronnie. And maybe Ralph. And Bobby. And maybe Ricky. #NewEdition
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This is all John Roberts’ fault Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.

This Is All John Roberts’ Fault: Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man. - @motherjones.com

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Current fiction read, for an upcoming @chicago-acs.bsky.social book club discussion with the author, Illinois Appellate Court Justice David Ellis, as a special guest. 📖⚖️

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Link: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

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Still not over it. Good Better Best…GO BEARS…it’s Chicago!! 🧡🏈💙

Let’s go #ChicagoBears…
It’s Chicago!
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This must not be normalized. Read President Phil Brest’s full statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good and the urgent need for accountability.

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Medicaid Enrollment YouTube video by Cook County Government

Medicaid Enrollment | Cook County Government
www.youtube.com/live/FLb04Fx...

Medicaid is unchanged for now, Cook County officials say, amid a spike in misinformation and confusion Cook County health officials say they have fielded calls from residents who wrongly think they are no longer eligible or that the program will no longer exist. They stressed that Medicaid remains unch...

Medicaid is unchanged for now, Cook County officials say, amid a spike in misinformation and confusion

chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

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