Chicago Defender Reporter Lee Edwards with Tiffany Allen, a financial professional with Prudential, and Joyce Douglas, a real estate appraiser for Douglas Valuation & Review.Listen to the PodcastAudio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys

An Open Dialogue About CPS, Local Educators, and How You Can Help

Jul 10th, 2017 55m 43s

The Chicago Defender’s editorial staff convened a roundtable discussion of educators to address a multitude of issues and unspoken questions students and families face throughout their academic journey.Representatives from Chicago Public Scho

Chicago Leaders of Black Girls Code Discuss Encouraging the Next Generation

Jul 10th, 2017 38m 53s

Much has been said about the lack of diversity in tech, particularly when it comes to Blacks and women. Black Cirls Code launched in April 2011 with a mission to change that narrative through workshops and after school-programs across the count

Community Organizers, the CPS Budget, and the SB1 Bill

Jul 10th, 2017 43m 41s

The conversation over equitable education in Illinois rages on with a favorable outcome in sight for the state’s students, teachers, educators, and communities, according to advocates. And yet, as the state’s elected officials mull over the det

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