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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson has the story of the first Japanese-American to play…
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Dr. Sheila Caldwell. Caldwell was named SIU's inaugural Vice President for Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
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Hospitals have a lot of tests to find a problem, such as X-rays, MRIs and CT scans. But studies show that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to get this imaging in an emergency, and that might lead to other health issues.
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SIU President Dan Mahony talks with WSIU's Jennifer Fuller about his nomination for the inaugural SIU Vice President for Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity,…
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SIU President Dan Mahony has his selection for the system's first Vice President for Antiracism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity…
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The Carbondale Branch of the NAACP is taking part in a statewide program dealing with racial healing.Branch President Linda Flowers says the Healing…
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The COVID-19 pandemic lowered the life expectancy of the typical American, a recent CDC report says. And it seems that Black Americans have been affected the most.
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Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Gov. JB Pritzker and members of the General Assembly’s Asian American Caucus spoke…
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Social Justice movements like Black Lives Matter have changed the way Americans think over the last several months. February is Black History Month, and…
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As Black History Month winds to a close, WSIU contributor Pete Peterson takes a personal look at the black and white racial dividing line in America.