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  University of Michigan Affirmative Action Lawsuit

  Uncategorized

  A class-action lawsuit against the University of Michigan challenges their admissions policies, equating affirmative action with racial discrimination.

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  [Rahm Emanuel profile]

  Chicago, Chicago Politics, Politics

  Elizabeth Brackett speaks to Rahm Emanuel about his job as senior adviser to President Clinton, and about the path that led him to that position.

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  [Title IX]

  Sports

  In recognition of their accomplishments, Indiana University honors its pre-Title IX female athletes with varsity letters. Women’s participation in college sports has quadrupled since the passing of Title IX, but gender inequity in college sports remains a problem.

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  [Illinois Senate Race]

  Chicago

  Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Al Salvi are campaigning for the 1996 Illinois Senate race. Both candidates are seeking to moderate their messages in an attempt to win over moderate, mainstream voters.

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  Chicago Tonight: 1996 Democratic National Convention, Day 2

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Politics

  This special edition of Chicago Tonight covers the second day of the 1996 Democratic National Convention, including Jesse Jackson’s speech to the convention floor.

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  [Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn]

  Chicago, Outside Agitators

  Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn reflect on their radical activism as members of the Weathermen, a militant anti-war movement active throughout the 1970s, and talk about their current efforts for reform in Chicago.

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  Chicago Politics: A Theatre Of Power

  Bill Stamets, Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Harold Washington, NHPRC, Politics, Studs Terkel, Viewers Choice

  Collection of revealing scenes of various Chicago politicians. The film focuses mainly on mayors and mayoral candidates of the 1980s including Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, Edward “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak, and Thomas Hynes. In true Chicago style, the looming presence of long-time, now late, mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley makes an appearance. Includes some invaluable footage, especially of when Harold Washington’s many speeches. Particularly revealing are scenes of racial upheaval during the time surrounding Harold Washington’s election and mayorship.

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  2/15/15: Rescheduled! When Harold Washington Beat the Machine

  Black, Blog, Events

  As the 2015 Chicago mayoral election approaches, pitting a seemingly unbeatable incumbent against a variety of underdog challengers, join us and our partners at the Black Cinema House for a look at another mayoral election, more than thirty years ago: Harold Washington’s improbable election to become the first African American mayor of Chicago. Three rarely screened films about that election and Washington’s brief tenure as mayor explore the role of racism and entrenched Democratic machine power in that historic era. […]