Articles filed under Diversity
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Hoffman Estates hosts Black History Month event Feb. 15Jan 28, 2025 10:46 am - The Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission will host a special celebration honoring Black History Month at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at village hall, 1900 Hassell Road.
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Trump revoked an antidiscrimination hiring rule. Here’s what it means.Jan 23, 2025 10:23 am - As part of his directives targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI), President Donald Trump revoked a landmark executive order signed by Lyndon B. Johns...
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrantsJan 22, 2025 8:00 am - President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally.
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MLK Day kicks off at King's Atlanta congregation with daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoricJan 20, 2025 10:49 am - A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern message from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.
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Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programsJan 20, 2025 10:42 am - President-elect Donald Trump will sign executive orders Monday rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government, incoming White House officials said.
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‘We are connected’: Downers Grove gathering honors MLK’s legacy, urges recommitting to his dreamJan 19, 2025 5:50 pm - More than 100 parishioners gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove to both honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember that there is more work to be done to fulfill his dream.
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40th MLK Prayer Breakfast fills ECC, honors lost leadersJan 18, 2025 10:36 am - A crowd of Elgin community leaders and members gathered Saturday for the 40th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast filling the Seigle Auditorium at Elgin Community College.
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50 minority- and women-owned businesses at Fox Valley Mall recognized ahead of Aurora’s MLK weekend celebrationJan 17, 2025 12:33 pm - With the addition of a handful of new businesses at Fox Valley Mall, the shopping center has reached a significant milestone in expanding diversity in entrepreneurship and creating jobs, according to city officials.
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Noted civil rights attorney to headline ‘I Have A Dream’ Unity Breakfast in DuPage CountyJan 16, 2025 12:40 pm - Prominent civil rights attorney Fred Gray, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022, will headline Monday’s “I Have A Dream” Unity Breakfast at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace.
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ studentsJan 09, 2025 2:09 pm - The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.