News & Updates
A Win, A Law, & A Spark: Powerful IMAN Arts Update
Last month, we held a special Juneteenth edition of our InnerNet Cypher series and highlighted two members of IMAN’s Artist Roster who were making profound connections between their art and organizing. We wanted to share some exciting updates! Jecorey “1200” Arthur Wins Historic Seat as Louisville Councilman! On June 30, professor, musician, activist and IMAN Roster […]
Arab and Muslim Communities Need To Talk About Anti-Blackness
The George Floyd incident has forced other immigrant and Arab store owners to reflect on their own relationships with the police, particularly in low-income, Black-majority neighborhoods. Arab and immigrant store owners are going through an awakening and want to be better allies, said Ahmad Jitan, a community organizer for the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, a […]
First Feel Me, Then Heal Us
Op-Ed featured in Chicago Sun-Times by Charles Woodhouse, Jr. One hundred shot in a weekend. And it’s not even July 4. I keep getting asked: What’s going on in Chicago? And what do we need to do to finally, for once and for all, address this violence? See, people think I’m an expert because they […]