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Recently, hundreds of new voting regulations have been proposed in state legislatures across the country, once again reigniting an old fight steeped in…
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Do you own any Mammy salt and pepper shakers? Do you know where they come from? Running now through April 9 at the Pick Museum of Anthropology at Northern…
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As 2020 closed, millions of Americans rejoiced in the conclusion of what could arguably be one of the worst years in recent history. The nation navigated…
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We Americans tend to say that we have the greatest democracy on the planet, but if voter participation is an indicator of greatness, then we are not as…
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On the night of September 16, a still unknown perpetrator spray painted the “n-word” on the Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University.…
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Life during a pandemic is predictably chaotic, as scientists deliver the best available information and elected leaders provide daily infection rates,…
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When I was a child my parents taught me that not telling the whole truth is lying. On July 3rd, President Donald Trump declared that educators are…
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Last weekend, in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and Ahmaud Arbery, interracial protests against systemic racism…
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With the onset of COVID-19, social media platforms show their virtues and vices once again. Millions are finding connection, entertainment, and solace, a…
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In a few short weeks COVID-19 has come to grip the nation. Practically overnight we are uncomfortably settling into economic uncertainty,…