Articles filed under Diversity
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Why we are exploring our diverse suburban mosaicMar 08, 2020 1:00 am - A confluence of cultures, languages and peoples of varying ethnicities, races and national origins creates a rich suburban mosaic. To better understand and portray the v...
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Suburban Muslim pilgrims 'in limbo' after Saudi Arabia's travel restrictionsMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Every year during spring break, Omar Hedroug leads a group of suburban Muslim families and youths on a minor pilgrimage to Mecca. Thanks to the coronavirus, this year co...
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How suburban police departments are courting minority recruitsFeb 17, 2020 4:30 am - Ever since Pradeep Singh Deol was old enough to dress up for Halloween, his costume of choice was a police uniform. A Buffalo Grove High School alumnus, Deol now is one...
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Parents voice concerns over District 300 dual language program changesFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Proposed changes to a dual language program at a Carpentersville elementary school has some parents up in arms. Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 wants to cons...
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MLK's daughter calls for 'dismantling, disrupting' systemic racismFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - Disrupt. Dismantle. Be the light that snuffs out the darkness of racism. That was the message Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., conveyed to...
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ALA chief: Libraries must evolve to meet needs of more diverse suburbsFeb 05, 2020 4:30 am - Suburban libraries must diversify their resources, programming and staffing to better serve growing populations of blacks, Latinos and immigrants, says the first black w...
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