Articles filed under Diversity
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Stevenson High hires diversity director after racial controversies
Aug 10, 2020 1:21 PM - With racial disparity at front of the nation's consciousness, Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School has hired a director of equity, diversity and inclusion. -
Stevenson High redesigns procedures for reporting discrimination, harassment
Aug 10, 2020 5:30 AM - Stevenson High School officials also have redesigned the processes for reporting and investigating complaints about discrimination, racial bias or harassment. -
Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black population
Aug 9, 2020 8:07 PM - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
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'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight
Aug 3, 2020 1:21 PM - Black women have long been the heart of the Democratic Party -- among the party's most reliable and loyal voters -- but for decades that allegiance didn't translate to their own political rise. There have been zero Black female governors, just two senators, several dozen congresswomen.
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Organization says need for ethnic organ donors critical
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League of Women Voters seeks to be more inclusive
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How Evelyn Sanguinetti plans to fight for fair housing in the suburbs
Jul 29, 2020 10:38 AM - She's best-known across Illinois as the former lieutenant governor to Gov. Bruce Rauner. She's a former Wheaton City Council member and briefly was a candidate for U.S. House in the 6th District. But now Evelyn Sanguinetti is returning to her roots as a lawyer by leading HOPE Fair Housing Center in Wheaton as its executive director. -
Naperville planning for human rights commissionJul 23, 2020 8:55 AM - Naperville City Council members are supporting an idea, formed with help from the federal Department of Justice, to create a human rights commission to address discrimination complaints.
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U-46 equity leader says students need to see themselves in their educators
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PASO teaches Latinx families about ins and outs of Harper
Jul 16, 2020 10:07 AM - Latinx students and families interested in Harper College are invited to a virtual event for PASO, a program that aims to help them navigate the ins and outs of college.
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