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Volunteer Janet Lilly, 75, sits for a portrait Tuesday, February 2 at the Eurma Hayes Center in Carbondale, Illinois. Lilly said the substation will be a good addition to the Eurma Hayes Center. “People like to feel secure and when you feel secure you'll come. When you feel insecure by whatever it is causing that fear you're not going to come in fear of but I feel the substation will provide some sort of security,” she said.

Police substation in Eurma Hayes Community Center causes controversy

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter
February 3, 2021
The March on Washington event was organizes by So. ILL. Unity Coalition and three other local organizations. Protesters, lead by Nancy Maxwell, made their way through downtown Carbondale, IL. The March on Washington was a nationwide event to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington where he delivered his famous

Carbondale activists reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
January 18, 2021
Local organizations to host Martin Luther King Love Train

Local organizations to host Martin Luther King Love Train

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
January 11, 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,

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

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2020
Citizens of Carbondale march in support of social activism a day after the election Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. Several local activist groups attended, including For the People, a communist organization dedicated to helping those in need within local communities through various food and clothing drives.

Southern Illinois activist groups hold post-election protest

By Jamilah Lewis and George Wiebe
November 4, 2020
The March on Washington event was organizes by So. ILL. Unity Coalition and three other local organizations. Protesters, lead by Nancy Maxwell, made their way through downtown Carbondale, IL. The March on Washington was a nationwide event to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington where he delivered his famous

Rally in Vienna: Protesters plan to march in support of BLM after a racist social media incident

By George Wiebe, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2020
The March on Washington event was organizes by So. ILL. Unity Coalition and three other local organizations. Protesters, lead by Nancy Maxwell, made their way through downtown Carbondale, IL. The March on Washington was a nationwide event to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington where he delivered his famous

‘We want more togetherness and unity:’ Carbondale honors 57th Anniversary of The March on Washington

By Madison Taylor, Staff Reporter
August 29, 2020
Nancy Maxwell reads a poem at the

Gallery: ‘Blackout Tuesday’

By Ana Luiza Jacome , Staff Photographer
July 8, 2020
Michael Coleman and Travis Washington, lead the Black Lives Matter march Friday, June 5, 2020 down South Illinois Ave.

‘This has been historic’- Carbondale community comes together to protest police brutality

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 5, 2020
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

“Evil wins when good remains silent:” Residents plead with city to respond to gun violence

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2020
The community of Carbondale held a meeting discussing topics such as Carbondale shootings and how the community can get more involved with the youth. The meeting was held at the African American Museum at the Carbondale University Mall on Thursday, Nov. 14 2019.

It takes a village: Carbondale community comes together to discuss gun violence

By Kallie Cox, News Editor
November 14, 2019
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