What We're Reading
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg.
Less Than ⅗ of a 4th of July
I'd wager that amidst the parades, days off from work (for many but not all), countless cookouts, and, of course, fireworks, most Americans don't think about how complex and complicated our Independence Day can be for many Americans to whom it never applied.
Victory! CRS reaches a settlement for our Chicago lawsuit
In 2017, CRS, alongside Communities United, One Northside, Next Steps, Equity for Equality and the ACLU of Illinois, launched a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and we officially settled that lawsuit on May 17, 2019.