Racial Equity
May 30, 2024
Civic Consulting Alliance supported Chicago Public Schools with the design, preparation, and execution of eight community round tables that would lead to impactful recommendations for the Black Student Success Plan. These recommendations could be considered for incorporation into the district's upcoming five-year strategic plan.
November 30, 2023
An influx of capital and recovery funding provides an opportunity for municipalities to make infrastructure investments that will improve residents’ quality of life, reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Cook County is home to more ...
June 18, 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on Chicago’s Black and Latinx communities, where disparate financial and health outcomes were already the norm after decades of disinvestment and systemic racism. Recognizing these structural inequities, in October 2020, The Chicago ...
October 15, 2020
Three in four people in Chicago who have died from COVID-19 are Black or Latinx. This striking disparity is in part the result of longstanding racial inequities in healthcare quality and access, and necessitates an urgent and forceful response from ...