Adam Toledo Archives - The DePaulia

Chicago’s Latino Caucus endorses civilian oversight plan following police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

Erika Pérez, La DePaulia Managing Editor • April 25, 2021

The Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council voted to endorse the civilian police oversight ordinance on April 6. The ordinance is also backed by the Grassroots Alliance for Police Responsibility (GAPA)...

COLUMN: Societal dehumanization of people of color is deadly

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief • April 25, 2021

Our racist, white supremacist society has dehumanized people of color to a fatal point. When America sees police brutality towards BIPOC communities, they respond by trying to justify why the victim deserves...

Miles de personas se reúnen para protestar la muerte de Adam Toledo a manos de la policía de Chicago

María Marta Guzmán and Audrey Champelli • April 19, 2021

CHICAGO - El viernes, miles de personas se reunieron en el parque de Logan Square para protestar contra la violencia policial y la muerte de Adam Toledo, de 13 años, a manos de la policía de Chicago. Esto...

Thousands gather to protest police killing of Adam Toledo

Audrey Champelli, Photo Editor • April 18, 2021

CHICAGO—Crowds gathered in Logan Square Park to protest police violence on April 16, one day after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) publicly released the body camera footage of the...

¿Qué ocurrió la noche del 29 de marzo? COPA publica videos de la noche en que Adam Toledo fue disparado por la policía de Chicago

Erika Pérez and María Marta Guzmán • April 16, 2021

CHICAGO - El jueves, el Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) publicó imágenes de cámaras corporales de la madrugada del 29 de marzo cuando Adam Toledo, de 13 años, fue disparado mortalmente...

What happened the night of March 29? COPA releases videos the night Adam Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer

Erika Pérez and María Marta Guzmán • April 16, 2021

CHICAGO — On Thursday afternoon the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released body cam footage and other materials from the early morning of March 29, when 13-year-old Adam Toledo was...

Media historically portrays youth of color as older, more dangerous

Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic • April 11, 2021

The press has a habit of covering the actions of white adults and youth of color quite differently. According to a study published in 2014 by the American Psychological Association, Black boys as...

Las familias de Adam Toledo y Anthony Alvarez exigen transparencia de CPD sobre la muerte de sus parientes

Erika Pérez, La DePaulia Managing Editor • April 9, 2021

La comunidad latina de Chicago está exigiendo justicia por la muerte de Adam Toledo, de 13 años, de La Villita y Anthony Alvarez, de 22, de Portage Park. Ambas víctimas fueron baleadas por oficiales...