UPP Prof. Stacey Sutton Quoted in Chicago Sun-Times on Tensions Between African American and Latino Communities Amid Protests
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Augustin Torres, owner of El Tecolote Ostioneria & Restaurant, stands outside his restaurant at 3519 W. 26th St. in Little Village, Tuesday June 2, 2020. Augustin feels unsure and unsafe of the increase in violence in the neighborhood after violent clashes have sparked between hispanic gang members and African Americans due to the heightened tensions of protests and looting.
Stacey Sutton, UIC assistant professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story on tensions between Chicago’s African American and Latino communities amid protests over the death of George Floyd. Sutton notes protestors were racialized by the city’s actions to close off the Loop and push them to the West and South sides. https://bit.ly/2XveqNq (subscription may be required)