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‘American Freedmen’ campaign takes root in Black Chicago – Part I of II
By Stephanie Gadlin, Special to the Crusader/Inland Foundation Fellow Some 160 years after emancipation, the descriptors “Negro,” “Colored,” “African American,” and...
Read morePediatric cancer survivor to serve as Honorary Cubs Bat Kid April 22
Photo caption: Wrigley Field Thirteen-year-old from Park Ridge will receive VIP treatment through Advocate Health Care’s Bat Kid program Joey...
Read moreRep. Jonathan Jackson announces 2023 high school art competition
Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson is inviting high school students from the First Congressional District of Illinois to participate in a...
Read moreStrikes suspended at three universities
Photo caption:Strikers march on April 3 at the campus of Chicago State University. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams...
Read moreSixty-five percent of Star Scholars are first generation college students
City Colleges of Chicago Star Scholars earning their associate degree in the 2022-23 school year will take part in a...
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