Articles filed under Diversity
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'Is this America?' Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her speech 60 years agoAug 21, 2024 7:25 am - JACKSON, Miss. — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats' presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nati...
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Shining bright: Arlington Heights boy to appear on Times Square jumbotrons next monthAug 14, 2024 1:27 pm - Bryson Berry, 4, of Arlington Heights will be featured in a Times Square video presentation for the National Down Syndrome Society on Sept. 7.
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Congress didn’t recognize a race riot in Springfield. Biden will make the site a monument.Aug 14, 2024 9:14 am - In 1908, a White mob incited a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, leaving several people dead, hundreds injured and dozens of Black-owned businesses and homes burned and...
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Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there's some progress, challenges persistAug 11, 2024 6:00 am - FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart. Friday marks 10 years since the 18-...
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For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trendAug 06, 2024 7:01 am - Overcome with emotion, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif left the ring in tears after a resounding victory this weekend. Khelif has faced days of hateful comments and false acc...
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Healing together: Native American veterans gather at CantignyJul 29, 2024 9:42 am - Native American veterans from throughout the country joined together for healing during the 10th Anniversary National Gathering of American Indian Veterans at Cantigny in...
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity effortsJul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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‘Time to remember what it is to be an American’: Aurora mayor hosts Black delegates at RNCJul 16, 2024 6:59 pm - Once critical of Donald Trump, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin Tuesday hosted an event at the Republican National Convention to honor black delegates.
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Des Plaines shrine welcomes national pilgrimage with special MassJun 27, 2024 5:58 pm - A few hundred members of the Catholic faithful gathered Thursday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines for a special Mass held as part of a national pilgr...
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Along for the Ride: How adaptive biking enriches the lives of people with disabilitiesJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Two Chicago-based nonprofits with suburban connections — Out Our Front Door and Envision Unlimited — are pioneering adaptive biking to deliver outdoor experiences, seemingly unattainable not long ago, to individuals with special needs.