Northern Illinois University students and faculty are coming together to create grassroots solutions for racial healing, such as healing circles and curriculum reform, to counteract the federal government’s anti-DEI policies.
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Healing Requires Transparency: Why Students Need Police Accountability
Black students at Northern Illinois University are concerned about the dismantling of the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, which was created to track police misconduct and hold officers accountable, and are now pushing for local measures to ensure police transparency.
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Funding Crises Threaten Diabetes Program’s Success
ECHO-Chicago’s Complex Diabetes program has been effective in reducing wait times for diabetic care and helping patients manage the disease, but funding is at risk of running out.
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Remembering Carter G. Woodson: Father of Black History
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History,” is honored on his 149th birthday for his lifelong passion for education, his founding of the Association of the Study of African American Life and History, and his advocacy for the integration of Black history into mainstream American education.