Race

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A survey designed to find out how Bloomington residents feel about their police department came back with some odd data that call into question the reliability of the effort. But those who conducted the survey said there remain useful elements from the responses.

Diversity advocates on the Illinois State University campus say one annual conference isn't enough to address inequities and racial understanding on…

Journalism is the first rough draft of history. In newsrooms across the country, that first draft has historically been written mostly by white men.In a…