{"id":112357,"date":"2021-02-15T15:09:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=112357"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T22:49:56","slug":"in-their-own-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/from-the-magazine\/in-their-own-words\/","title":{"rendered":"In their own words"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>2020 was a heavy year filled with so much grief and hardship\u2014reckonings with racial and social injustices following the murder of George Floyd and a deadly disease left unchecked that disproportionately affects communities of color. The months have blended together into a blur. Still, so much remains unsaid in the silence.<\/p>\n<p>Black voices have made innumerable contributions to The Chicago School over the years. We recognize them now and always. We turn to four Black members of our community to reflect on this past year and their identities as Black leaders in society.<\/p>\n<p>Click the photos to read their stories, in their own words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/from-the-magazine\/in-their-own-words-rwenshaun-miller\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112360 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Rwenshaun.png\" alt=\"Rwenshaun Miller\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Rwenshaun.png 2500w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Rwenshaun-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Rwenshaun-1024x538.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Aginah-1566x822.png 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2501px) 100vw, 2501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/from-the-magazine\/in-their-own-words-clive-kennedy\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-112362 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Clive.png\" alt=\"Clive Kennedy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Clive.png 2500w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Clive-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Clive-1024x538.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Clive-1566x822.png 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/from-the-magazine\/in-their-own-words-gary-goines\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-112361 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Gary.png\" alt=\"Gary Goines\" width=\"2501\" height=\"1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Gary.png 2501w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Gary-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Gary-1024x538.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/INSIGHT_Digital_In-Their-Own-Words_Gary-1566x822.png 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2501px) 100vw, 2501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Learn more about The Chicago School\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about academic programs at The Chicago School, fill out the information below to request more information. You can also apply today through our application portal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Black members of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology community share what the past year has meant to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":112488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1036],"class_list":["post-112357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-magazine","insight_issues-winter-2021"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In their own words | INSIGHT Digital Magazine 2021<\/title>\n<meta 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