HeyJaredAlden Loury
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Attacks against DEI stop America from reaching its full promise (opens the original)
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In some circles, those are bad words and uttering them is like spewing three four-letter cuss words in a row. There was a time when I viewed those words with hope and promise. About a decade ago, during my time with a former employer, I took part in a DEI initiative. For weeks, the entire staff participated in group training sessions around diversity, equity and inclusion. Initially, I thought the sessions would largely revolve around people of color sharing their harsh memories of facing margin
Without housing on South, West sides, Chicago's Black communities won't grow (opens the original)
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“If you don’t build it, they can’t come.” That’s not a misquotation of the mysterious voice that spoke to Kevin Costner in the 1989 hit film, “Field of Dreams.” In that sports fantasy blockbuster, Costner’s character builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his Iowa farm in response to hearing: “If you build it, he will come.” His field of dreams brought the ghosts of baseball legends, including Chicago White Sox great “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, to play the game they loved. It even brought the gh
Spencer Leak Jr.'s death hits home for me — as it should (opens the original)
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I’ll always remember when I got the news. It was early afternoon on the last Sunday in May. I had just donated blood with the American Red Cross on the West Side. As I walked back to my car, I got a call from a co-worker. She asked if I’d heard the news about Spencer Leak Jr. She’d just learned that he’d passed away. We were both stunned. Leak was just 56. As we talked, another friend in disbelief called to share the news. I returned that call as I sat in my car. During that conversation, I rece
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