Gallery: ‘Blackout Tuesday’
By Ana Luiza Jacome, Staff Photographer
July 8, 2020
"Blackout Tuesday " was created to show the effect the black community has on the economy.
Demonstrators hold ‘Defund the Police’ march in Carbondale
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 30, 2020
“Making the decision to transition is asking for a life fraught with danger and pain,” Killman said. “Some of that pain might be physical, like the police brutality our sister Cat endured by CPD. But all too often, a deeper pain lurks beyond that. Cat’s identity, which all transgender women have to fight tooth and nail to maintain socially, was revoked from her by the Carbondale Police Department.”
Video shows Carbondale Police spraying protesters
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 28, 2020
Video footage from witnesses shows Carbondale Police spraying protesters at Sunday’s “Queer Wrath March.” The altercation occurred at a grass field across from the Italian Village.
Love done differently: Carbondale celebrates Pride amid the pandemic
By Ana Luiza Jacome, Staff Photographer
June 28, 2020
Due to COVID-19, this year's Pride festival was celebrated as a drive-thru march down Route 13 and South 51.
Gallery: Hope for Change – Anna, IL
June 8, 2020
About 150 Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through the town to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in the hopes of bringing more awareness to the issue of race relations in the United States, and especially the town of Anna. The demonstration marked the first of its kind ever in this area of Southern Illinois. Since the turn of the 20th century, Anna, IL has carried the grim reputation of being a "sundown town" - a product of the Jim Crow era, which meant African Americans weren't allowed after dark. Over time, A-N-N-A became known as an acronym that stood for: "Ain't No [N-word] Allowed." Present day Anna is still viewed as one of the more racist towns in Southern Illinois, however there seem to be enough residents that would like to overcome this reality and allow for positive change to arrive and flourish.
Gallery: Springfield’s March for Justice draws hundreds and ends with protesters dancing
By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 8, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Springfield Capitol building on Saturday Jun. 6 as part of the 'March for Justice' event.
‘Seek Equity and Justice’- Southern Illinois Peace Coalition holds protest against racism and militarized policing
By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
June 6, 2020
Community members joined a protest organized by the Southern Illinois Peace Coalition on Saturday to speak out against racism and militarized policing.
‘This has been historic’- Carbondale community comes together to protest police brutality
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 5, 2020
Hundreds gathered at the Carbondale Civic Center on Friday to protest police brutality and demand justice for the death of George Floyd.
Gallery: Hundreds of protestors march in downtown Springfield in response to the death of George Floyd
By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 2, 2020
‘What is it that America is failing to hear?’- Hundreds drive through downtown Springfield to protest police brutality
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 31, 2020
Hundreds of cars drove through the streets of downtown Springfield today to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd.