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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
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
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
Travis Washington of Flossmoor, IL holds his hands up on the SIU campus on Saturday, January 18, 2020, Carbondale, Illinois. Washington, 25, graduated with his MA degree in Education Administration last May from the SIU graduate program, and has been the force behind the Hands Up Act, a piece of legislation that would make it illegal for police officers to shoot someone if the person is found to be unarmed.

‘Hands Up Act’ petition reaches over one million signatures

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2020
Veterans stand as the Banterra Center erupts in cheers during the ceremony of the mobilization of the members of the Illinois National Guard 2nd Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 in the Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL.

Semester in Photos: Spring 2020

May 11, 2020
Travis Washington of Flossmoor, IL holds a Daily Egyptian news article, which ran on 02/06/19 and featured Washington, on the SIU campus on Saturday, January 18, 2020, Carbondale, Illinois. Washington, 25, graduated with his MA degree in Education Administration last May from the SIU graduate program, and has been the force behind the Hands Up Act, a piece of legislation that would make it illegal for police officers to shoot someone if the person is found to be unarmed.

Alum and activist returns to SIU for TED Talk: Q&A with Travis Washington

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

‘Hands Up’ bill enters Missouri House

By Rana Schenke, News Desk Editor
March 15, 2019
Travis Washington, a graduate student studying higher education from Flossmoor, poses with his hands behind his head on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Travis stated he believes the Hands Up Act will bring down tension with the police department because it provides protection for unarmed citizens.

‘Hands Up Act’ would punish police for shooting unarmed citizens

By Emily Cooper, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2019
The Pulliam Hall clocktower strikes 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Local political Green Party supports alternative to university’s restructuring plan

By Austin Phelps, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2018
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, left, and State Senate candidate Shelia Simon laugh during a Simon campaign stop at Morris Library in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Sheila Simon, Sen. Dick Durbin talk budget impasse, early voting at SIU

By Daily Egyptian staff
October 25, 2016
C.J. Baricevic, a graduate of the School of Law and 12th U.S. Congressional District candidate, speaks Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, during a meeting of the SIU College Democrats in the Student Center. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Illinois congressional candidate speaks at SIU about student loan debt

By Shannon Allen
September 8, 2016
Early voting opens at SIU next week

Early voting opens at SIU next week

By Anna Spoerre, @annaspoerre
March 1, 2016
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