Articles filed under Diversity
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On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil WarJun 19, 2024 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the missing piece of my family history. My great-great-great-great grandfather Hewl...
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Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketballJun 19, 2024 10:59 am - NEW YORK — Oh, you thought going to a WNBA basketball game might be an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days? Ha, good...
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The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimesJun 18, 2024 12:09 pm - DENVER — The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at a nightclub in Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crime charges on Tuesday. Anderson ...
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Field of dreams: Buddy Baseball a home run for kids with special needsJun 18, 2024 6:22 am - Thanks to the Wheaton Junior Woman’s Club, kids with special needs from across the suburbs can enjoy the thrill of playing baseball, with a buddy to help them along the way.
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DuPage County launches construction equity programJun 17, 2024 3:26 pm - DuPage County is creating a division of contracting equity to expand participation in construction projects by minority- and women-owned firms.
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How Project SEARCH helps prepare young adults with disabilities for workforceJun 13, 2024 9:51 am - Ten Project SEARCH interns were celebrated in a graduation ceremony at McHenry County College on May 21. Project SEARCH, which launched in September 2020, aims to prepare young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain competitive employment for a productive adult life.
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Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsiderJun 09, 2024 6:00 am - From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria,...
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In cities across the U.S., Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmaciesJun 09, 2024 6:00 am - Parts of the north side of Montgomery, Alabama, are defined by what it has lost: restaurants, grocery stores and a convenient pharmacy, the latter of which closed five years ago.
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‘Be who you are’: Buffalo Grove Pride Parade brings outpouring of supportJun 02, 2024 5:09 pm - All the colors of the rainbow were on display on flags, banners and even headbands at Buffalo Grove’s sixth annual Pride Parade.By the same token, the entire spectrum within the community and beyond showed up to support --- groups from area schools, churches and synagogues, and local, state and county officials.
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Colorful spirit shines through rain at second annual Elgin Pride Parade and FestivalJun 01, 2024 4:06 pm - Paradegoers brought out the rain gear -- ponchos, umbrellas, jackets -- to deal with wet weather at the ELGbtq+ Pride Parade and Festival Saturday in Elgin.