Nancy Demuth, director of outreach and engagement at Chicago Fair Trade, gives attendees a tour of the Chicago Fair Trade Museum following its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 5, 2024. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

The Chicago Fair Trade Museum opened its first permanent location in Uptown this summer with the aim of educating more people about common exploitative and unsustainable trade practices behind the items we use and consume daily.

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Just days before the two-year anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, that sparked protests nationwide, the Movement for Black Lives has released an official platform that outlines its demands.