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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker takes questions from the media on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at the School of Mass Communication and Media Arts at SIU.

125 Illinois National Guard members activated, protests expected to continue in Chicago

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2021
Protestors march on East College St. through downtown back to the Carbondale Pavilion on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Carbondale Ill.

A year later, southern Illinois remembers Breonna Taylor

By Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, George Wiebe, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2021
Camille Davidson, the first Black female Dean at the SIU School of Law, poses for a portrait Feb. 22, 2021, at the SIU School of Law in Carbondale, Ill.

SIU’s first Black, female Dean of Law on why diversity matters

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
March 3, 2021
Nancy Maxwell, the grassroots director of the So. Illinois Unity Coalition, leads the way during the Vienna Rally for Racial Justice. The rally was met with a number of counter-protesters and onlookers. The event took place because of the recent Vienna high school Snapchat group called, "We hate Black people". The rally took place on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 in city park in Vienna, IL.

If not us then who?-Activists fight against police brutality

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2020
Image provided to the Daily Egyptian by Gwen Berry. Photographed by Gary Land.

One Fist, One Podium, One Large Reprimand: Olympian speaks about her Pan-American protest and the punishment that followed it

By Tamar Mosby, Editor
October 28, 2020
Kara Rexx, a volunteer medic, checks the finger of protester at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25. "The kinds of injuries depends. There's a lot of injuries from riot munitions, heat exhaustion, and the occasional sprained ankle," Rexx said.

Behind the scenes on the frontline: Support team keeps protesters in the streets

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2020
Rev. Stachelle Bussey prays with members of Breonna Taylor’s family before the march begins Friday, September 25, 2020 in Louisville Kentucky.

Community takes religion to the streets

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2020
Protesters of the grand jury's decision in the death of Breonna Taylor carry a sign in her memory during a march through Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25.

‘She looks just like me:’ Black women are at the forefront of protest efforts, activism in Louisville

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2020

‘All lives can’t matter until Black lives do:’ Racist incident at Vienna high school leads to protest

By Keaton Yates, Jamilah Lewis, and George Wiebe
September 27, 2020
Protesters of the grand jury's decision in the death of Breonna Taylor carry a sign in her memory during a march through Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25.

Breonna Taylor’s family slams AG Cameron, demands he release grand jury transcript

By Rick Childress, Lexington Herald-Leader
September 26, 2020
Chastity Mays, Nancy Maxwell, Emerald Avril and Elise Grabowska lead the march during a protest against the grand jury decision for the Breonna Taylor case on September 25, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL.

A ‘fight for freedom:’ Carbondale community marches in honor of Breonna Taylor

By Jamilah Lewis, Keaton Yates, Staff Reporters
September 26, 2020
June Wells, Breonna Taylor's second cousin, marches through Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 26 in protest of the grand jury decision to indict former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison. "I'm out here because she was my blood," Wells said. "I'm out here because my cousin didn't get justice."

Gallery: Protesters in Louisville Kentucky march for third night following grand jury’s decision in Breonna Taylor case

By Jared Treece and Nicolas Galindo
September 26, 2020
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