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WIU's student chapter of the NAACP organized the demonstration. President Janae Brown said they’re calling the protest the Think Twice Movement.
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Almost two years after the murder of Michael Williams in Grinnell, his family still hopes for recognition of his death as a lynching.
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As racial disparities in maternal and child health outcomes persist in the U.S., a new statewide initiative aims to promote equity in maternal health and…
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Anti-Asian hate appears to have worsened during the pandemic. A recent study from California State University finds anti-Asian hate crimes reported to…
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A plan for addressing issues related to the University of Illinois' use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot includes formation of a student council to look at…
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In Illinois and around the country, an increasing number of universities, investigators, and researchers are turning up evidence of systemic racism in the…
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Statues of two former Illinois leaders with ties to slavery will be removed from outside the state capitol building in Springfield.
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Macomb city council members say they condemn racism, hate, and violence, and they have put that statement in writing in the form of a resolution they…
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The only Black member of the Macomb City Council said a fellow city council member made a false accusation against her, and she does not take it…
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Western Illinois University Interim President Martin Abraham is not mincing words when it comes to systemic racism in Macomb.“There are some – perhaps…