A Black Voices/Latino Voices crossover with Chicago journalists on the mayor’s budget proposal. How the state’s new energy bill strives for racial equity. And remembering Melvin Van Peebles.

On this week’s show:

• Black Voices Crossover: Journalists Panel on Mayor’s Budget Proposal
• Illinois’ Energy Bill A Power Surge for Equity Efforts
• A Look at the Pullman National Monument Ahead of its Labor Day Weekend Opening
• Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89