President Joe Biden is hosting a screening Thursday of the movie “Till,” about the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi. Till’s death helped galvanize the civil rights movement.
For Briesha Jackson, the day is an intergenerational commitment.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of many universities behind in repatriating Native American ancestral remains — as required by law.
Este artículo ha sido traducido por Nathalie Murillo. Read this story in English here Urbana – Docenas de personas caminaron por las calles de Urbana el domingo, protestando por la muerte a golpes de un hombre de Tennessee y la vigilancia policial en general. Las autoridades de Memphis publicaron un video que muestra al automovilista…
Associate Chancellor Christopher Span is modeling the platform on sites like Instagram and TikTok, because that’s where teens spend much of their time.
CHAMPAIGN — Gerald McWorter — a professor in African American Studies at the University of Illinois — said he grew up hearing stories about his great-great-grandfather, Frank McWorter. “Free Frank,” a former slave who bought his own freedom, founded New Philadelphia, Illinois in 1836. The town was an incorporated town for fifty years — and…
Subject ignites culture war rhetoric with Florida Gov. DeSantis
A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.
Graduate student Yingying Han wants students to understand their history within the United States. She hopes this will help them understand and combat racism they may experience themselves.
Demonstrations broke out across the country over the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Some marchers in Urbana are pushing for major changes.
Unlike initial plans, no students will have to switch schools next year – except the 13 students who live west of Champaign in Bondville.
“A lot of research suggests that that attending a high-socioeconomic status (SES) school kind of rubs off on you – more than your own SES even. It’s kind of amazing,” Palardy says.
The report — released this month — credits an increase in community engagement as the cause.
The Monterey Park slayings sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in region and cast a shadow over festivities nationwide.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Kevin Warren is ready to tackle a new challenge as president and CEO of the Chicago Bears, and he has a big one going from Big Ten commissioner to leading a founding NFL franchise. A new suburban stadium could be on the horizon. The team owns the No. 1 pick…