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Black drivers in Bloomington were four times more likely to be pulled over by police than white drivers last year. That's an improvement over the last two years, but still more than double the state average.
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In his Cup debut, the New Zealander took the checkered flag in a wet, wild race that was delayed by a record-setting storm and eventually shortened from 100 to 75 laps to get to the end before darkness fell.
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From road closures to ticket prices, here’s the lowdown on the street race happening July 1-2 downtown.
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Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.
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The display of a Confederate flag outside University High School in Normal did not go down well with other students. One took down the flag. Several reported it. In-school social messaging platforms blew up. The Black Student Union at the high school issued a statement condemning the act as an "obscenity."
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After three decades in the profession, Dr. Napoleon Knight is at the top level of administration as the first African American chief medical officer at Carle Health.
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Minority students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields face an unfair expectation to shoulder institutionalized racism, according to one researcher specializing in those areas.
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A Unit 5 administrator hired this year to focus on educational disparities told the school board this week the district’s Equity Action Plan — approved this fall — is moving forward on several fronts.
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Twin City Black leaders invited local police to a virtual town hall Thursday , to jump start a community conversation about yet another report showing central Illinois police stop Black motorists far more frequently than they stop white drivers.
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Unit 5 schools recently rolled out a diversity action plan to address racial discrepancies and disparities, coupled with the release of a diversity audit of what the district already is doing.