Articles filed under Diversity
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U-46 equity leader says students need to see themselves in their educatorsJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube #8220;If I am only seeing African Americans or Latinx individuals serving my food or cleaning the classroom, that hits you,#8221; Lance said. Lance says there's...
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PASO teaches Latinx families about ins and outs of HarperJul 15, 2020 11:00 pm - PASO program teaches Latinx families about ins and outs of Harper
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Latino mom says educating community key to surviving COVID-19 pandemicJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - With Latinos being infected by COVID-19 at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, educating the community about how to live with the pandemic is key to surv...
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Feder: MeTV flags objectionable content in 'shows from another era'Jul 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Richie Cunningham, the All-American 1950s teenager played by Ron Howard on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” has a poster on his bedroom wall that bears the image of...
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Hoffman Estates hosts virtual town hall on diversity July 9Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates will host a virtual town hall meeting titled "Forward Together" based on its respect for diversity at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9. Mayor Willi...
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Harper College student group aims to help DreamersJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - A new student group at Harper College in Palatine aims to help immigrant students, faculty and workers, known as Dreamers, through advocacy, referrals for legal services...
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U-46 educators say social justice, racial equity begins in schoolsJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Education is “the civil rights issue of our generation,” Elgin High School Principal Krystal Thomas said, quoting former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “And if...
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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national actionJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marke...
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ECC launches Black Lives Matter series; lawmakers push police reformJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Pain. Frustration. Anger. Love. Understanding. Hope. These emotions have been simmering within Faith Jones since protests and riots erupted nationwide against police bru...
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Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?Jun 12, 2020 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. For Michael Brown, San...