F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Lex Chilson

Lex Chilson (BFAW 2023) is a poet, filmmaker, and journalist hailing from the North Side of Chicago. You can find her trying not to fall asleep on the Red Line most mornings.

A Brief History of Forced Sterilization

It has long been a tool of state control and violence in the United States.

¿Cuanto más vamos a aguantar?

Policing in the US's "last colony," Puerto Rico.

Protests Against Police Violence Raise Stakes — and Bridges

A weekend of charged protests, in photos.

Tinder in the Time of COVID-19

Not even a quarantine can stop the boys of Tinder.

What Cannabis Legalization Means for Chicagoans

The past, present, and future of legal weed in Illinois.

Chicago Public Schools Alum: Why I Support the Teachers’ Strike

A Northside College Prep grad on why she supports her striking teachers.

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