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Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Coverage of Chicago Commission on Human Relations in the Nexus archive.
- Mayor’s choice for human relations chief uses confirmation hearing to recall first exposure to hate crime
Kenneth Gunn, appointed as Chicago’s Commission on Human Relations head, shared his childhood experience of racial division and hate crimes during his confirmation hearing. His appointment follows the resignation of previous commissioner Nancy Andrade, who opposed a revised antisemitism report. The mayor’s recent strategy to combat hate crimes faced criticism from Jewish leaders as insufficient.