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Sherrilyn Ifill said the amendment transformed not just the 19th century, but the 20th century, helping spur immigration from Europe.

A Bloomington-Normal high school student received an NAACP Image Award at this year's ceremony on Saturday.

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.

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…

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…

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…

“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…

Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff received only light applause Monday when he told a crowd in downtown Bloomington that he condemned…

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…

A 21-year-old Bloomington man was charged Tuesday with committing a hate crime and aggravated assault after allegedly driving his motorcycle through a…