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White Privilege card spurs discussion of racism in local school

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
Protestors shield their candles from the wind during a protest in memory of Amir Locke Feb. 27, 2022 at Turley Park in Carbondale, Ill.

Vigil for Amir Locke held amid continued calls for racial justice

By Joel Kottman, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022

Protest for Laquan McDonald highlights need for police accountability

By Joel Kottman, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2022
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. member, Jashaun Murray, and alumni member, Mathaniel Pierre, carry the fraternity banner during the MLK Day March Jan. 17, 2022 in Carbondale, Ill.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosts MLK Day March

By Joel Kottman, Reporter
January 17, 2022
Protestor with the Sunrise Movement Southern Illinois stand silently outside of the Carbondale Public Safety Center Oct. 13, 2021 in Carbondale, Ill. In a Facebook post, the organization said, Our protests will continue every Wednesday until justice is served and the right actions are taken by the CPD.

Police restraint on CCHS student generates public outcry

By William Box, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2021
Community organizers call for police reforms following violent traffic stop, arrest of Kiveon Crawford 

Community organizers call for police reforms following violent traffic stop, arrest of Kiveon Crawford 

By Joel Kottman , Staff Reporter
September 17, 2021
Anti-gun violence rally draws community support in the wake of student killing

Anti-gun violence rally draws community support in the wake of student killing

By William Box, Staff Reporter
August 25, 2021
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 youll come. When you feel insecure by whatever it is causing that fear youre 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 I Have A Dream speech. This event took place on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020.

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, 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
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
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