Illinois
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Illinois Black Caucus calls for real investments following governor’s proposal
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus called a press conference Wednesday to offer their responses to Governor Pritzker’s annual…
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Appropriations-Higher Education Committee requests hearing on procurement at public colleges and universities
Illinois State House Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. (Canva) The Chicago Southland Black Chamber of Commerce says that the disadvantaged business…
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Study: Illinois is the lowest-ranking state in the country for Black wealth, employment | Illinois
(The Center Square) – In a nationwide study of racial equality, Illinois recently came in at the bottom of the…
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Chicago tax increase appears to fail after Black business owners call it a ‘migrant tax’ | Illinois
(The Center Square) – Chicago residents were asked during Tuesday’s primary election whether the city should change the way it…
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Black drivers’ traffic stops in Illinois at a 20-year high despite law Obama championed
Twenty years ago, a state senator from the South Side sponsored groundbreaking legislation to combat racial profiling by police. The…
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Evanston Reparations Fund To Be Moved To Black-Owned Bank
by Sharelle Burt April 22, 2024 Let’s hope other reparation plans are activated in other cities. The Evanston (IL) Reparations…
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Views of reparations for slavery in US vary widely by race and ethnicity
Discussions about atonement for the enslavement of Black Americans have a long history in the United States, and efforts toward…
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The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Washington state opened some of the nation’s first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward…
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Local alum Tracie Allen ’88 promotes community wellness at Bloomington’s Juneteenth Celebration – News
Two months after launching The Finishing Well, owner Tracie Allen ’88 was “humbled and proud” to introduce her new fitness…
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How reparations pioneer Evanston, Ill., is rolling out payments to Black citizens
As talk of reparations ripples through the federal and local governments nationwide, Evanston, Ill., has become the first city in…
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