Bronzeville Seniors To Support Dyett Hunger Strikers At City Hall Sit-In
Senior citizens from Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood plan to hold a sit-in and prayer circle outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office at City Hall on Wednesday morning in support of the Dyett hunger...
View ArticleDyett Protesters Shut Down Emanuel's Budget Town Hall
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget town hall meeting got shut down Wednesday night after Dyett protesters took over the stage, which caused security to lead Emanuel away from the scene. The Chicago...
View ArticleCPS: Dyett To Become Arts-Focused High School, Tech Lab
Chicago's Dyett High School campus will be converted into an arts-focused neighborhood high school plus an "innovation technology lab," school officials announced Thursday.The news broke on the 18th...
View ArticleThree More People Join Dyett Hunger Strike
Three more people have joined the Dyett hunger strike, which entered its 24th day on Wednesday.Those joining the original 12 Chicago activists on a hunger strike over Dyett High School include Brandon...
View ArticleDyett Hunger Strikers To Get Support From Health Professionals, Elected...
Health professionals and elected officials are expected to speak out on Monday in support of the Chicago activists who are now in the 29th day of their hunger strike over Dyett High School on the...
View ArticleDyett Hunger Strike Loses Two Members Over Health Concerns
The 15-member Dyett hunger strike lost two members on Tuesday due to health concerns, reports DNAinfo Chicago. Cathy Dale and Jeanette Taylor-Ramann -- two of the original 12 activists who launched the...
View ArticleDyett Hunger Strike Ends After 34 Days; CPS Forms Dyett Advisory Committees
The hunger strike over Dyett High School on Chicago's South Side ended on Saturday. Activists who participated in the 34-day hunger strike plan to detail their "next phase in the fight for Dyett High...
View ArticleDyett Protesters Begin 'Celebration' Of Hunger Strike, Renew Push For An...
Dyett protesters, who ended their hunger strike over the weekend after 34 days, detailed their next steps in the fight for "educational justice" in the city of Chicago Monday afternoon.After ending...
View ArticleCPS Selects New Dyett High School Principal
A principal has been selected to lead the new arts-focused Dyett High School, the Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday. The school district picked Beulah McLoyd for the job. McLoyd has been the...
View ArticleEducation Organizers Turning Attention To Elected School Board After Dyett...
Education activists celebrated the 34-day Dyett hunger strike during a rally at the Thompson Center Tuesday evening and vowed to press candidates on the issue of an elected Chicago school board during...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Fruit From A Rotten Tree - The Truth About Barbara Byrd-Bennett & CPS
The following is from Jitu Brown, national director of the Journey for Justice Alliance and one of the Dyett Hunger Strikers.As a CPS parent and long-time community organizer, I am appalled by the...
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