Casey Sanchez is an American journalist who writes about race and poverty issues. He is a staff writer for the

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's monthly newsletter, the '' Intelligence Report''. His articles appear in national magazines which cover racism, including ''

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'', '' The Chicago Reporter'' and the ''

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''.

Education

Sanchez has a

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degree in humanities from the

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Career

Sanchez began his career as an editor of ''

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'', a Latino newspaper based in Chicago. From July 2005 to March 2007 he worked as a reporter for ''The Chicago Reporter''. He is currently a staff writer for the

's monthly newsletter, the '' Intelligence Report''.

Awards

*Finalist, 2006 IRE Awards — for two articles, entitled
Dumping grounds
and
Six more years
, published in ''The Chicago Reporter'' *Second place, 2007 Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards — for an article entitled
Southern Gothic
, published in the ''Intelligence Report''

References

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