Danville school board votes to add fourth police officer next year
The Danville School District 118 school board voted Wednesday to add the officer at South View Upper Elementary School.
Pritzker signs bills expanding protections for Native Americans
Signing ceremony takes place on land that could return to tribal hands
Teachers prepare for new Asian American history requirements at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
Some sessions focused on how to teach amidst political backlash, while others helped attendees learn which children’s books were helpful and which promoted stereotypes.
Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
Emmett Till is the Black teenager from Chicago who was tortured and killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.
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 […]
State’s Attorney: Rantoul officer’s deadly force against 18-year-old deemed justified
It started as a traffic stop during the afternoon of June 7 and ended with the death of an 18-year-old who ran from police.
Illinois State Museum returns nearly 40 sacred wooden artifacts to Kenya
The statutes are considered sacred and are believed to carry the spirits of deceased male Mijikenda elders.
Central Illinois commemorates Juneteenth with Block Parties, History Bus, Bike Ride
MTD will hold its first Juneteeth Block party on Friday, June 16 in downtown Champaign.
The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
June 19th was the day in 1865 when a Union officer reached Galveston, Texas and announced their liberation. It would take another century and a half and lots of rallying for the U.S. government to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Congolese music icon Ferré Gola performs in CU
Because this is Gola’s first performance in the United States as a solo artist, people are traveling to Champaign-Urbana from across the country to see the performances this weekend.
Pride performance kicks off Allerton Park Concert Series
Dozens gather for pride event at Allerton Park and Retreat Center.
Unsafe neighborhoods particularly distress Black men in relationships, new study from University of Illinois finds
Neighborhood quality can make a big difference in the mental health of Black Americans over 10 years – even more than relationship quality.
Danville breaks tradition and holds its very first LGBTQ pride event
DANVILLE — The newly minted Vermillion County Pride Coalition held its very first event on Saturday, June 3. A DJ, crafts, vendors, food, and much more filled Temple Plaza in downtown Danville for the first VC Pride Fest. The president of the VC Pride Coalition, Caylynne Dobbles, said that there was a need for some […]
Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
Turner’s manager says she died Wednesday after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich.