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Jewél Jackson

@jmjwrites.bsky.social
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Thinking and writing about youth, culture and society • Pitch me jmjwrites11@gmail.com • jewél.com

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Jewél Jackson @jmjwrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Last year I rented a car, printed off 200 flyers and drove around Chicago to chat with people about the loss of youth spaces. Here’s a snippet of those conversations with @altavozlab.bsky.social & @southsideweekly.bsky.social southsideweekly.com/south-west-s...
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South & West Siders Want More Indoor Sports Facilities for Youth
In survey responses, youth and parents told the Weekly the South Side needs more indoor facilities for sports and recreation—and better maintenance of existing ones.
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cam rodriguez 🔎 @camrodriguez.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
and, last but certainly not least, @jmjwrites.bsky.social and I's investigation into ethics policy violations with the chicago public schools lead abatement program is a finalist for best education reporting, small/medium division (alongside the inimitable @peternickeas.bsky.social)
Best Education Reporting (small and medium print/online)

"CPS Principal, Staff Stymied Police Investigation of

Mass Shooting at Pilsen High School"; Peter Nickeas; Illinois Answers Project "With No Chemistry Teacher, Chicago Student Teaches

Her Own Class: 'They Forgot About Us""; Mina Bloom;

Mina Bloom

"Top CPS Official Promoted Invention to Reduce Lead in School Drinking Water - Even as His Name Was on The Patent"; Cam Rodriguez, Jewél Jackson; Illinois Answers Project
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Jewél Jackson @jmjwrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🗞️ I often think about community trauma and the collective experiences of hardships we have faced. I also think about healing and moving forward. Last week, I got some insight into that at a sound healing event on the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death. southsideweekly.com/using-sound-...
southsideweekly.com
Using Sound to Heal Community On the Anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s Death
Local social justice exhibition hosts artists BSA Gold and D-Composed for sound healing event.
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Jewél Jackson @jmjwrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Breonna Taylor was murdered five years ago today in Louisville, Kentucky. She would have turned 32 this year. Taylor’s death sparked the #SayHerName movement, and conversations about violence and brutality that women face by police and systems of incarceration.
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Jewél Jackson @jmjwrites.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Hi everyone 👋🏾 I’m Jewél Jackson, a freelance journalist covering youth, culture and society through writing, audio and product creation. I’m excited to share my work and engage with others on here. Here are some of my recent articles🧵
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