Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
Antigun activist Father Pfleger gets the New Yorker profile he deserves
Father Michael Pfleger has spent 40 years working at Saint Sabina, the city’s largest African-American Catholic parish, located in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. The New Yorker takes a deep dive into the extraordinary antiviolence work Pfleger has done, and throws in some interesting facts about his relationship with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. No surprise that the famously profane mayor is quoted using the F-bomb in the profile . [The New Yorker] [The Reader‘s quick guide to the profile]
