Letter: Combining DCCG, NIU DeKalb north side development proposals is systemic racism in action
I was disheartened by the DeKalb City Council's response to the two proposals for development on the corner of Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road. ...
I was disheartened by the DeKalb City Council's response to the two proposals for development on the corner of Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road. Between Northern Illinois University's proposal for a Center for Greek Life and the DeKalb County Community Garden's (DCCG) proposal to create a Community Health Education & Food (CHEF) Center, only the DCCG proposal comprehensively meets the needs named during the city's community listening sessions in recent years. Even though a large multiracial, multigenerational coalition gathered at April 10th's City Council meeting to support the CHEF Center in an area where the majority of Black and Brown residents are on food stamps ( https://statisticalatlas.