Articles filed under Diversity
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Volunteers pack 100K meals for families in needMar 09, 2024 4:57 pm - Fortifying meals for families in need were packed by 300 volunteers during an Islamic Relief USA event Saturday at College Preparatory School of America in Lombard. “We'r...
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‘The true spirit of unified’: Maine South honored by Special OlympicsMar 06, 2024 12:01 pm - Park Ridge’s Maine South High School has been honored for encouraging students with and without intellectual disabilities to spend time together.
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Young performers shine at annual Multicultural Event in SchaumburgMar 03, 2024 6:00 am - ...
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Sharing similarities, celebrating differences: District 23 Heritage Night explores diversityFeb 27, 2024 6:14 pm - Prospect Heights Elementary District 23’s Heritage Night gave students, families and staff a chance to share their heritage and learn about different cultures.
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McHenry County Black business owners connect to build community, share resourcesFeb 27, 2024 10:58 am - In Black communities, people don’t go to the salon or barber shop only to have their hair done. A wash, cut and blow dry for Black hair can take two hours, minimum, said ...
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By defining sex, some states are denying transgender people legal recognitionFeb 27, 2024 7:15 am - TOPEKA, Kan. — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over h...
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From Elgin to historically Black colleges: U-46 seeks to cultivate college dreamsFeb 26, 2024 5:31 pm - When Teresa Lance took a look at the colleges that came to recruit Elgin Area Unit District U-46 students, it was what she didn’t see that left the most lasting impressio...
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Good News Sunday: Chihuahua, postal carrier’s friendship is a social media sensationFeb 18, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a dog and mailman whose friendship is a social media sensation, a legally blind travel agent who plans stress-free trips for people of all abilities, and a Lego exhibit that celebrates Black creativity.
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Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?Feb 16, 2024 8:19 am - Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. At least for the near future, it will almost certainly be th...
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Oakton celebrates Black History MonthFeb 14, 2024 11:39 am - Oakton College’s series of events commemorating Black History Month continues Friday, Feb. 16, and lasts through the end of February.