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A Bloomington-Normal high school student received an NAACP Image Award at this year's ceremony on Saturday.
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The late Merlin Kennedy and Henry Gay Sr., two of Bloomington’s most salient civil rights leaders, now have downtown streets named in their honor.
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As Willie Halbert watched scenes of chaos unfold at the U.S. Capitol, she said she was neither shocked nor surprised.“I heard the authorities say that…
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On Thursday night, the Bloomington-Normal chapter of the NAACP began its monthly town hall meeting with a sobering statistic.Of the 337 confirmed cases of…
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Recent looting in Bloomington-Normal and in many states since the death of George Floyd may have something in common with race riots of the 1960s.Illinois…
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“You probably don’t know this, but a broken tail light is a black man’s biggest fear.”Around the table, people were silent as Otis Evans Jr. described…
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Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff received only light applause Monday when he told a crowd in downtown Bloomington that he condemned…
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The state's leading advocacy group for motorcyclists is condemning the hit-and-run that injured two people after an NAACP rally Sunday in downtown…
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A 21-year-old Bloomington man was charged Tuesday with committing a hate crime and aggravated assault after allegedly driving his motorcycle through a…
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The president of Bloomington-Normal’s branch of the NAACP says the coronavirus is sending the community a message.“Corona has told us: You’ve got to…