Chance the Rapper has written an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune, advocating for the continued existence of South Side elementary school National Teachers Academy, which Chicago Public Schools (CPS) plans to close. He notes that his organization, SocialWorks, has collaborated with CPS to help “see CPS students succeed.” “Instead,” he writes, “I am witnessing what seems to be the never-ending cycle of the displacement of our black and brown children.”
Chance continues, “If CPS succeeds in its plan to close NTA, I can’t help but ask what will happen next…. CPS’ inadequate transition plan and its seemingly discriminatory rationale for closing the school in the first place tell me that the answers won’t be positive.” Read Chance’s full op-ed at the Chicago Tribune.
Last year, Chance donated $1 million to CPS, followed by a massive fundraising campaign. In October, he announced that his New Chance enrichment fund, which extends to 20 public schools, would run for another year. Recently, he publicly endorsed Amara Enyia for Mayor of Chicago and shared a goofy video explaining the city’s political system.
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