by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Jun 25, 2017 | Africana Studies, Chicago Series, Political Science
While the world has changed, the problems that were born of the state-sanctioned discriminatory practices involving housing in Chicago have not. The creation and systemic maintenance of the Black Belt in Chicago by the state of Illinois has contributed to millions... 
by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Jun 25, 2017 | Africana Studies, Chicago Series, Political Science
January 8, 1964, marks the beginning of the War on Poverty. While many financially generous programs sprung out of the war on poverty, many of those who were in poverty did not manage to climb out of it during this time. In 1965, the Illinois Legislative Commission on... 
by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Jun 25, 2017 | Africana Studies, Chicago Series, Political Science
As a result of the Great Migration, from 1890-1910 the African-American population of Chicago increased from 15k to 40k. By 1917, the Chicago Real Estate Board began setting up the Chicago Black Belt. The Chicago Real Estate Board is on record stating “Inasmuch... 
by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Jun 15, 2017 | Africana Studies, Chicago Series, Political Science
Chicago Youth Programs In 2015, seven percent of CYP’s funding came from the Illinois government according to their annual report. CYP provides over 40 comprehensive programs to at-risk youth, ages 3-25 across the span of three key neighborhoods. They work with... 
by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Jun 15, 2017 | Africana Studies, Chicago Series, Political Science
What is happening in South Side Chicago is institutional racism working. What will dismantle this system of institutional racism is properly placed funding and reform. It is not the responsibility of the citizens of South Side Chicago to dismantle institutional... 
by Rhonda Nara Edwards | Apr 6, 2017 | Africana Studies, IR, Political Science
The impact of European colonialism still affects nations worldwide. The three cases discussed in this piece all connect at the point of institutional racism by way of disenfranchisement. These brief examples bring to light the political isolation of disenfranchised...
