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State Budget Watch: Loss of grant money for psychiatric services to affect thousands of uninsured mental health clients: http://chicagoreporter.com/mental-health-services-jeopardized-by-illinois-budget/ Photo by Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

Yesterday was BYP 100's first ever National Day of Action for Black Women and Girls. ‪#‎BYP100‬ leaders shared their demands for greater accountability of police violence towards females, and family members of ‪#‎RekiaBoyd‬ spoke about her 2012 fatal shooting by an off-duty police officer. Read more about the Rekia Boyd trial, and what it says about the fight for ‪#‎police‬ accountability at http://chicagoreporter.com/in-rekia-boyd-case-family-faces-a-familiar-outcome/ Photos by Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

Last week Chicago Reporter investigative reporter Adeshina Emmanuel spoke on Radio Islam about the cost of police brutality in Chicago, on WCEV 1450AM, check out the full interview here: http://tunein.com/radio/WCEV-1450-s23599/ Also take a look a Ade's story on the Reparations package given to Chicago police torture victims: http://chicagoreporter.com/human-rights-practices-inform-chicago-ordinance-in-police-torture-case/ Photo by Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

Juliana Trujillo, 17, eats with her daughter Yaneli Arevalo, 15 months, during lunch period at her high school in Humboldt Park where about 30% of the students are young parents. Trujillo got pregnant at 16, and after she was able to find a school that would help with daycare, she has been able to graduate on time and plans to attend college. Photo by Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

Pickup basketball in Ogden Park. Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

President Obama visited Gwendolyn Brooks Preparatory Academy on the South Side of Chicago to announce that Pullman will be the city's first National Park unit on Feb. 19, 2015. Grace Donnelly/ The Chicago Reporter

Hundreds of Chicago residents attended the Obama Library Community Meeting at the Washington Park field house. Here is a story by Curtis Black on a community benefits agreement that Washington Park residents are seeking: http://chicagoreporter.com/potential-obama-library-neighbors-seek-benefits/ Photos by: Grace Donnelly/The Chicago Reporter

On Nov. 24, a grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown, which sparked several protest in solidarity with Ferguson in major cities in the country. Protesters in Chicago react to the decision. Photos by Grace Donnelly and William Camargo