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Look Back at Pullman Porters’ Fight for Labor Rights

Clip: 9/2/2022 | 2m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

How Pullman porters fought for workplace protections and wages.

In this throwback from a 2001 episode of “Chicago Stories,” host John Calloway describes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters’ triumph under the leadership of legendary union president A. Philip Randolph.

09/02/2022 | Rating NR

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Appointees Named to Interim Chicago Police Oversight Board

Appointees Named to Interim Chicago Police Oversight Board

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Clip: 9/2/2022 | 9m 7s | A group of Chicago residents have been named to an interim police oversight board. (9m 7s)

Unemployment Remains High for Chicago’s Black Residents

Unemployment Remains High for Chicago’s Black Residents

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Clip: 9/2/2022 | 7m 23s | The unemployment figure for Black Chicagoans remains disproportionally high. (7m 23s)

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