Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Friday to rally against President Donald Trump’s attempts to freeze federal funding. They held picket signs and chanted, “Stand up, fight back,” and “Elon Musk has got to go.”
This segment of Dialogue goes inside the first public bus tour of the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail. Then, a conversation on preserving African American history with the Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Christina Strutt.
Carnival is more than just a celebration; it’s a story of rich history, cultural identity and community. So how did these traditions find their way to the Midwest?