Chicago's immigrant stories – Borderless Magazine NFP
6 days ago · Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine; screenshot of Hatice Özge Akbudak from video by Tara Mobasher; additional screenshots from Akbudak’s social media.
About – Borderless Magazine NFP
We believe in the power of immigrant voices. For decades, the media’s coverage of immigrants has been racist and harmful. From using dehumanizing labels like “illegal immigrant” to treating extremist anti-immigrant groups as sources of expert opinion, journalists have frequently amplified hate and endangered the lives of people seeking a new life in this country.
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Laura R. García-Ramírez is a community organizer and educator with a focus on housing, labor and immigration. Her most recent work as the policy lead with the Chicago Healthy Homes Coalition, a group of interdisciplinary advocates fighting for a citywide ordinance to address conditions in the home known to be detrimental to health and safety, led to the bill’s introduction in December 2022.
Stories – Borderless Magazine NFP
As Cicero pushes forward with plans for a $2.7 million inclusive park, concerns are growing over toxic soil removal and environmental risks at the former industrial site, raising questions about the safety of the community’s newest green space.
Borderless Magazine’s Favorite Stories of 2023
Dec 26, 2023 · Tsegay Gebreyohanes is a cook by day, a taxi driver by night, and a father looking to give his wife and three young boys a better life. He shared his nine-year journey to escape Eritrea with Borderless Engagement Reporter Diane Bou Khalil. In his own words, Tsegay takes you on his journey, which began in 2008.
Borderless Magazine’s Favorite Photos of 2023 – Borderless …
Dec 28, 2023 · As Public Health Emergency Ends, Community Resource Groups Work to Fill the Gap. As Gov. Pritzker declares an end to the public health emergency brought on by the pandemic and subsequent relief funds, four community-led efforts work to make sure their neighbors’ needs are still met.
Our Favorite As-Told-To Stories of 2021 – Borderless Magazine …
Dec 29, 2021 · Emma Lozano in Lincoln United Methodist Church, where she is a pastor, on Saturday Nov. 20, 2021 in Chicago, Ill. The mural behind her depicts Chicago mayor Harold Washington and Lozano’s brother, Rudy Lozano, who was a …
Our Mission – Borderless Magazine NFP
Borderless Magazine NFP is a nonprofit news outlet that is reimagining immigration journalism for a more just and equitable future. The nonprofit’s work focuses on:
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Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine. Source image: Maxim Gertsen / Alamy Stock
Pathways - Borderless Magazine NFP
We are making newsrooms more diverse and inclusive. Just 7 percent of the journalism industry workforce is Hispanic/Latinx, compared to 18.5 percent of the U.S. population and 29 percent of the Chicago population.