Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH
Jackson is 81 and has remained active in civil rights in recent years despite health setbacks.
Healing the Wounds of Spiritual Violence: A Community Discussion
Director Daresha Kyi’s independent documentary, “Mama Bears”, debuted on PBS stations in June 2023. Illinois Public Media aired the program and hosted a screening event at The Virginia Theatre with Uniting Pride of Champaign County to discuss the growing movement in the United States of Christian mothers protecting and defending their LGBTQA+ children and to…
217 Today: Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects
Friday, July 14, 2023 Today’s headlines: Iowa’s Republican-led legislature passed a bill this week banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Two recruits to Northwestern’s football team have announced they will not be joining the program following news of hazing. Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation making it easier for community college students to transfer…
U.S. approves ‘lab-grown meat’ for sale, but you probably won’t find it on shelves anytime soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave two companies the green light last month to produce and sell their cultivated chicken meat across the country. But it could still take years before people can buy the new meat at grocery stores.