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Teamsters Chairman Questions Union's Decision On Presidential Endorsement

Chairman of National Black Caucus of Teamsters criticizes union's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate, questioning polling data and urging tra...

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"Fierce" Black women pave way for Harris

"This moment is just a continuation... the guts to stand up to Donald Trump is all of us together"

Salon

Sweeping the floor: Why Johnson had no choice in removing key Council ally from top leadership posts

Not even six months into the Brandon Johnson administration, his Council floor leader, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, had become a liability the mayor simply could not afford.

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Black City Council members call for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘bullying’ floor leader to give up post

The Black Caucus, which includes 20 of the Council’s 50 members, issued a statement condemning what they termed “bullying” by Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) against Caucus member Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), the longest serving woman in the chamber.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin gets head start on political retirement

Austin’s decision to retire from rather than fight the new ward map has made it easier for the Black Caucus to accommodate the loss of more than 85,000 African-American residents over the last decade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Toll of police brutality on display at State of the Union

The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display as family members of Black men and women killed in custody sit alongside lawmakers in the House to hear the president’s State of the Union address

The Independent UK

After Tyre Nichols death, Black Caucus will press Biden on police reform

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he hoped the death of Tyre Nichols “spurs some action” as he sought to reassure allies in the Congressional Black Caucus of a commitment to work with them to advance police reform.

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Safety, justice, education highlight state Rep. Kam Buckner’s campaign for mayor

Buckner, chairman of the Black Caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives, said his campaign is focused on instilling trust in city government, improving Chicago Public Schools and reducing violent crime.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rubber stamp no more? City Council sheds reputation under Lightfoot, new report shows

From June 12, 2019 through March 23, 2022, Lightfoot survived 131 divided roll calls, according to the new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago. That’s compared to just 54 during the last of Richard M. Daley’s six terms and 67 divided roll calls during the first of Rahm…

Chicago Sun-Times

Handful of West Side alderpersons to stand with Lightfoot as she launches reelection bid Wednesday

Black Caucus Chair Jason Ervin (28th), Emma Mitts (37th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) will be on hand for the mayor’s announcement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot swept into office as an avowed reformer. Three years later, critics see ‘missed opportunities’ and a mixed record

CHICAGO — As a candidate for mayor, Lori Lightfoot promised to transform Chicago’s often corrupt political culture, in part by taking away the near-total power aldermen have over matters in their own wards and by leading a transparent government.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago City Council passes new ward map after bitter fight, avoiding voter referendum

CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council adopted a new map of the city’s 50 wards Monday, forestalling a ballot referendum on competing designs by Black and Latino aldermen and their allies and ending a racially charged confrontation over the boundaries between the two groups.

Chicago Tribune

City Council’s ward remap gives Chicago another 10 years of gerrymandered mess

The public must hold elected officials’ feet to the fire and push for creation of an independent, public remap commission.

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Chicago ward map proposal blasted as ‘backroom deal’ and a loss for city’s Latinos

CHICAGO — Enough Chicago aldermen are in agreement on a new map of the city’s 50 wards that they will avoid a ballot referendum next month that would have let voters choose from between competing maps, sources said Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Newest City Council member chooses sides in ward remap battle, but what difference will it make?

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) is the 34th alderperson to back a map drafted for the Rules Committee and the Black Caucus. Both it and a map proposed by the Latino Caucus turn her ward into Chicago’s first with an Asian American majority.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral allies oppose suspending rules to allow vote on revised City Council map proposal

Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack and Ethics Committee Chair Michele Smith launched a pre-emptive strike, hoping to head off a vote on a new ward map Wednesday — a vote that could aid an eleventh-hour switch by the Latino Caucus and CHANGE Illinois.

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Head of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Stevens in 11th District primary

WASHINGTON — The head of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary in Michigan's 11th District over her colleague Rep. Andy Levin.

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Latino Caucus chairman ‘1,000% certain’ voters will decide new ward boundaries

"Unfortunately, we’ve come to an impasse," on a new map of Chicago’s 50 wards, said Ald. Gilbert Villegas. "So, we’ve decided to let the voters decide. ... From here forward, we’re in campaign mode. We’re going to raise the necessary funds to get our message out."

Chicago Sun-Times

License Committee authorizes new liquor licenses at Millennium Park

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, objected to the licenses, citing a lack of minority ownership in Eleven North Hospitality, the company that bought out the clout heavy owners of Park Grill.

Chicago Tribune

In the bitter Chicago ward remap fight, Latino Caucus and community-led activist group form new alliance

CHICAGO — As they prepare for the possibility that voters will decide Chicago’s new ward boundaries, Latino aldermen have teamed up with a progressive group on a proposed new map.

Chicago Sun-Times

Latino Caucus forges alliance with ‘people’s commission’ on new ward map

An adviser to the Latino Caucus called the alliance a "game-changer" that could win support from voters in remap referendum. But Black Caucus Chairman Jason Ervin said the alliance will have zero impact.

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