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Local police departments are feeling the heat from civil unrest in cities where police-involved deaths have sparked violent protests, according to McLean…
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Illinois State University athletics officials published an action plan Monday in response to demands from student-athletes who have staged a boycott.It…
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Security guarded the Back The Blue rally entrance Sunday as Black Lives Matter counter protesters hovered nearby. Inside Park in Bloomington, hundreds of…
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As hundreds of people streamed out of the Back the Blue rally at GE/Union Park Sunday afternoon, Bloomington resident Austin Willis addressed a group of a…
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Bloomington city staff will examine converting the Columbus Day holiday to one honoring indigenous people, with a majority of the city council indicating…
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Brandon Bell grew up in Normal and now resides in St. Louis.Bell spoke with Ariele Jones for the WGLT series Living Black in Bloomington-Normal. Contact…
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As teachers prepare for the start of remote learning this fall, those who teach American history and civics are deciding how they'll talk to students…
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Jen Brooks was born and raised in Bloomington. She worked at State Farm for a few years before becoming a language arts teacher. She taught at Peoria…
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Standing in solidarity and using fine arts as the form of expression, a downtown Black Liberation Celebration brought people of all demographics together…
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Brianna Rivera-Thompson was born in Galesburg and was raised in Normal. She attended Unit 5 schools and will receive her master’s degree in speech…