News & Updates
A Historic Win for Police Accountability in Chicago!
After five years of intense community conversations, city council advocacy and critical negotiation, IMAN and its partners have finally passed the most robust police oversight legislation in the country–a new joint ordinance called the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability! Though police reform efforts have been ongoing since before Dr. King’s time in Chicago, […]
Empowering Communities for Public Safety: #ThePeoplesOrdinance
As a nation, we continue to be rocked by stories of police brutality in our streets. Even as we see symbolic strides being made, we know that this issue requires far more than a pancake syrup name change, Juneteenth Federal Holiday, or the outcome of an individual trial. We know that we must create systems […]
10 Million Reasons To Be Grateful! MacKenzie Scott’s Transformational Gift
By now, you may have read about or heard reports of the “Seeding by Ceding” article by MacKenzie Scott, in which the philanthropist lists the 286 high-impact non-profit organizations across the country that she and her team vetted and selected to receive $2.8 billion of her wealth. Yes, we are beyond elated to confirm that […]