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Last week marked the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Floyd was a Black man who was killed in Minneapolis by white police officer Derek Chauvin. The…

It was Juneteenth 2020 and protests filled the streets in cities through northern Illinois. The DeKalb School Board hosted a special meeting to hear from…

Demonstrations against police brutality began a year ago this week in Rockford – they started as protests against George Floyd’s death at the hands of…

Nicholas Stange’s American History class is just starting a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. But before they dive into history, they’re supposed to…

Domestic protests continue against the military coup in Myanmar. A Northern Illinois University professor hopes they will lead to a democratic…

DeKalb County -- like many counties across the country -- shattered early voting and vote-by-mail records. But that doesn’t mean the polls have slowed…

Rockford Public Schools just became the latest district to release a plan for reopening.No matter the grade level, parents can choose full-time remote…

The recent marches and rallies for racial justice have taken place in major cities like Chicago and St. Louis. But they've also happened in communities...

It's been more than two weeks since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in Minneapolis. One police officer is charged with murder and…

Watching protests unfold in his hometown of DeKalb, Maurice McDavid saw a black student he taught in the eighth grade leading a march. He remembered…