Articles filed under Diversity
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New program aims to interest Black youth in agricultureSep 13, 2021 6:00 am - On a hot summer day, 15-year-old Jordan Jones of Oswego waters a tomato plant he is growing in his backyard in an EarthBox container. It is the first time he has ever tr...
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Suburban Mosaic: MLK dinner will be musical affair in SchaumburgSep 13, 2021 5:30 am - After a yearlong hiatus due to the pandemic, the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert wil...
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Latinx Heritage Month kicks off Friday at ECCSep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College's Latinx Heritage Month will include in-person, outdoor celebrations this year, with events built around the 2021 theme "Somos La Fuerza y Espera...
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Suburban Sikh Americans reflect on safety 20 years after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 5:22 am - The murder of a Sikh entrepreneur from Mesa, Arizona, in a post-Sept. 11 retaliatory attack sent shock waves within immigrant communities nationwide. Balbir Singh Sodhi ...
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How 9/11 changed Muslim, immigrant communities foreverSep 10, 2021 5:00 am - Noman Hussain was studying Quran recitation at a Kankakee boys boarding school when news broke of the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Hussain a...
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Round Lake church's Fiestas Patrias will celebrate Hispanic cultureSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - St. Joseph Catholic Church in Round Lake will host its annual "Fiestas Patrias" Sept. 18-19 to promote Hispanic cultural heritage. The festival, which also is a fundrais...
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Dominican University - a history of diversitySep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Dominican University has a strong history of advancing diversity on and off campus, since our inception as a women's college in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, educating the daugh...
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Suburban Mosaic: Elgin library exhibit kicks off Hispanic Heritage MonthSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A colorful collection of ethnic costumes from the Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl is on display in the main rotunda of Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin this month. The...
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Elgin authors among semifinalists in Illinois librarians' book contestAug 30, 2021 5:30 am - At 15, Raúl Castillo Ontiveros began traveling across his native Mexico in search of adventures. "I used to travel from my hometown (Monterrey) to the most famous places...
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Elgin looks to 18 civilians to create a better relationship between police and minority residentsAug 26, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin has a new community task force charged with developing recommendations on how to make the city's police department a more effective and trusted part of the city - ...