systemic racism

Reforms include required implicit bias training for medical professionals. Before Vallena Adkinson’s 35-year-old daughter Helen Heath died in March from...

White Iowans own their homes at nearly three times the rate of Black Iowans, one of the biggest racial homeownership gaps in the country. Nationally, this…

In Illinois and around the country, an increasing number of universities, investigators, and researchers are turning up evidence of systemic racism in the…

Statues of two former Illinois leaders with ties to slavery will be removed from outside the state capitol building in Springfield.

Macomb Mayor Mike Inman visited the Tri States Public Radio studios to talk about two of society's biggest issues of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic and…

It was only a matter a time before recent events caused someone to focus in on Illinois State Capitol statues dedicated to those with racist pasts. Now,…

Western Illinois University Interim President Martin Abraham is not mincing words when it comes to systemic racism in Macomb.“There are some – perhaps…

This year's Juneteenth celebration in Macomb included another Black Lives Matter demonstration along the north end of Chandler Park. Food and beverages…

Communities throughout the region have held demonstrations in response to the killing of George Floyd. In Macomb, the protests have been taking place…