This inquiry, based on qualitative data obtained from both participant interviews and my own personal observations, seeks to understand the relationship between African American students of Parkland College, the University of Illinois, and similarly…
Listing of pages and sites of predominantly historically African-American institutions in Champaign-Urbana on social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Ning, etc. Also includes links to social networking pages containing extensive…
Website of local musician Candy Foster, who has lived in Champaign-Urbana since the 1960s and is often described as the "hardest working musician" in the twin cities.
This paper presents initiatives taken in the Afya project towards bridging the digital divide through social and digital literacy, equitable access, training, and content initiatives at the community level. As a participatory action research project,…
Over the past 20 years, from 1989 to 2009, researchers and community members at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been consistently involved in exploring and applying
technology usage in the local community, specifically in…
Legal assistance foundation to dedicate new home on Friday
Mon, 04/07/2008 - 7:01am | The News-Gazette
CHAMPAIGN – The Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation will dedicate its new building in north Champaign on Friday.
Yntema, teacher, discusses early 20th century life in Champaign County, Illinois:
upper-class family and home life, childhood, family vacations, women's suffrage,
the towns of Urbana and Champaign, Depression, and banking business of the
Busey…
