Rahim Kurwa
@rahimk.bsky.social
assoc prof at uic
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Reposted by Rahim Kurwa
On July 10, 1966, “Freedom Sunday,” Dr. King addressed a crowd of 30,000 at Soldier Field. His speech spoke about Chicago’s housing crisis. Dr. King also demanded school desegregation, better wages, special institutions for children with disabilities, and teaching black history all year.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
On July 10, 1966, “Freedom Sunday,” Dr. King addressed a crowd of 30,000 at Soldier Field. His speech spoke about Chicago’s housing crisis. Dr. King also demanded school desegregation, better wages, special institutions for children with disabilities, and teaching black history all year.
Reposted by Rahim Kurwa
During his time in North Lawndale, Dr. Martin Luther King and others took over an unheated apartment at 1321 S. Homan, and pressed the landlord to make repairs.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
During his time in North Lawndale, Dr. Martin Luther King and others took over an unheated apartment at 1321 S. Homan, and pressed the landlord to make repairs.
January 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM