CHAMPAIGN – The Rev. Charles Nash was standing at a table full of boys in the Central High School cafeteria Monday, struggling to be heard over the din.
Nash talked about college, what the students need to focus on in high school, and what…
At a Church Conference and Get-together held at Bethel AME Church, July 14, 1938, there arose a discussion of the early history of the Church. In consequence, Rev. Thomas H. Stoner, the pastor, appointed a Committee on Church…
Detailed report and appendices prepared by an interdisciplinary UIUC research team, on behalf of the Champaign School District, to study racial/racist climates within the District, as part of the district's consent decree fulfillment. From Sascha D.…
The Brown v. Board of Education Jubilee Commemoration is a year-long, multi-faceted, and very ambitious project that bears the distinctive stamp of Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s interest in diversity in higher education. It is not an exaggeration…
Great Schools Together is a community-focused, facilitated planning initiative created by Unit Four to assist them in establishing a long-range plan that enables the school district to proactively meet the program, infrastructure and…
May 17, 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision that unanimously held that racial segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment. The legacy of the Brown decision lives in numerous public events,…
This site seeks to list all African-American alumni from the UIUC Architecture program, as well as interview and survey as many living alumni as possible.
Features the Champaign and Urbana Public Library Districts. The African American church has a long history of service to its community. The church in African American life has always served as a source of support, learning, information, and…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While finding no statistical evidence of bias in the selection of jurors, African-Americans were noticeably under-represented on juries in Champaign County.
A report of observations of state and federal courts conducted by…
