Lew Kreinberg, longtime Chicago activist and author who helped found the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs – Chicago Tribune

Lew Kreinberg was a longtime Chicago activist and author who helped found the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and the Center for Neighborhood Technology.An outspoken champion of Chicago’s neighborhoods, Kreinberg took public stands against Chicago’s bid for the 1992 World’s Fair, the never-built Lake Calumet airport and Commonwealth Edison. “Lew cared about justice, and he… Continue reading Lew Kreinberg, longtime Chicago activist and author who helped found the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs – Chicago Tribune

‘Rustin’ Trailer Teases Colman Domingo As Queer Activist

It’s an opportune moment for a certain trailer drop. On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Netflix released the first look at its upcoming film, Rustin, a biopic about queer civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin, who painstakingly organized the demonstration in spite of his detractors. Colman Domingo plays the eponymous… Continue reading ‘Rustin’ Trailer Teases Colman Domingo As Queer Activist