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Uni Teen Reaches Out About Poetry&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />

A local teen, Rachel Harmon, uses her experiences with poetry to reachout to teen inmates at the detention center as apart of an english class assignment. Also includes article feature on Preston Williams.

In 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron was activated at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois, becoming the first all-black fighter squadron in the United States Army Air Corps. William R. Thompson, trained at Chanute Field as an armaments officer, and then…

Annotated list of websites produced by the American History Teachers Collaborative touching on local African-American history, including lesson plans and digitized primary sources.
C-U One-To-One Mentoring Program&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />

Scholarships were awarded to Champaign and Urbana High school students through the One-To-One Mentoring Program.
Genevieve Stratton Obituary

This is the Obituary of Mrs. Genevieve Stratton who is the widow of Mr. Kenneth Stratton,Sr. Mr. Kenneth Stratton was the first African-American to serve on the Champaign Unit#4 School board.

This is a flyer about the Champaign Urbana Days held at Douglas Park annually. It shares the history of the event as well as the backgrounds of different historical figureheads such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, and others.

This file includes
--the charter members
--their activities
--the mission and history of NCNW
--pictures
--a membership application

This file includes
--the program
--a song
--2010 living legends
--info about the people