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Pregnant in the Pandemic FamilyHealthPandemicPregnancyPublic Safety

Pregnant in the Pandemic

Welcoming new life during a global health crisis

Imagine being pregnant during a global pandemic. What would you do? How would you keep you and your baby safe? That's been Laura Friedrich's reality since the COVID-19 pandemic started when she was five months pregnant. In July 2020, Friedrich and her husband, Scott, welcomed their healthy baby girl. Rashanah Baldwin interviews these proud first-time parents about how they managed pregnancy and birth during this difficult time.

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Rashanah Baldwin
August 11, 2020
A Fed Up Generation ElectionsPoliticsPublic Service

A Fed Up Generation

Millennials are entering politics to be the change they want to see

Nicole Johnson didn't like what she was seeing in her Chicago neighborhood, a community burdened by few grocery stores, high unemployment and crime rates, under-resourced schools, and a lack of affordable housing. She tells reporter Rashanah Baldwin that she believes she could be the change her community needs--but Johnson isn't the only Millennial vying for Chicago's 20th Ward Alderman seat.

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Rashanah Baldwin
February 12, 2019
Yes, We’ve Got Crime CrimePublic Safety

Yes, We’ve Got Crime

But portrayals of urban neighborhoods as hopeless only worsen the problems

Rashanah Baldwin is proud to live in Englewood, a neighborhood on the south-side of Chicago that is well-known for poverty and crime. However, many people, like Baldwin, are actively engaged in improving their community, and she says those efforts are rarely covered in the media.

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Rashanah Baldwin
March 26, 2016
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