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Demonstrations are flaring up across the country to protest the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police. They’re also calling attention to...
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As outrage and protest against police brutality and racial injustice has spilled into the streets of cities across the country, several Black Illinois...
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More than 100 people gathered at Carbondale's Turley Park on Sunday to protest the death of George Floyd, as well as racial injustice across the…
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Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker had some strong words on the death of a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a Minneapolis white police officer…
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An Illinois study of racial profiling in police stops is set to expire in July. State lawmakers are considering whether to keep collecting data.
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The Chicago-based child advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children wants Illinois lawmakers to consider how their policies might worsen racial and...
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Updated with comment from the school district and plaintiff — The Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education has to switch to a weighted voting system for...
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Few people like going to the doctor. But for some, that fear is compounded by discrimination and history. For black Americans, the pervasive history of…
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The Carbondale Racial Justice Coalition says flyers promoting white supremacy were placed on vehicles parked Tuesday at John A. Logan College.On its…
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A series of state laws meant to reduce the number of kids getting kicked out of school appears to have worked.But, they also seem to have magnified racial…