Month: July 2016

All Lives Can’t Matter, As Long as Black Lives Don’t Matter – The Struggle Continues By Sherry Cannon

It was 2 a.m. the morning of July 7, 2016 that I began writing this piece.   I had literally just watched a live streaming of a young black man, who was assassinated by a police officer in the suburbs of St. Paul, Minnesota.   He was stopped by the officer because of a busted tail light on … Continue reading All Lives Can’t Matter, As Long as Black Lives Don’t Matter – The Struggle Continues By Sherry Cannon

TO BE EQUAL By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League

Jesse Williams: A Rising Star Among A New Generation Of Civil Rights Activists  The burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. That’s not our job, all right, stop with all that. If you have a critique for the resistance, for our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of … Continue reading TO BE EQUAL By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League

KEEPING THE PEACE – Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations

The Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations was reestablished in 2010, as a subcommittee to advise the Peoria City Council. A key element of the Committee’s purpose is to promote the peaceful dialogue between our community and law enforcement. The Committee provides a platform and voice to anyone who seeks to peacefully contribute to the … Continue reading KEEPING THE PEACE – Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations

Feeling the aftershocks of segregation – The relevance of Jim Crow laws today

PHILADELPHIA – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 has long been in effect, but the consequences of segregation still linger in 2016. Current events such as the Black Lives Matter Movement remind us that the experiences of people who grew up in segregation are still relevant and unresolved. H. Victoria Hargro Atkerson’s novel Buttermilk Bottom … Continue reading Feeling the aftershocks of segregation – The relevance of Jim Crow laws today

Back to School Dental and Immunization Clinics In July By Peoria City/County Health Department

Peoria City/County Health Department is having special back to school walk-in clinics for dental exams and for immunizations for children at the... Peoria City/County Health Department 2116 N. Sheridan Rd, Peoria Monday, July 11, from 1-3 pm Wednesday, July 20, from 9-11 am The Peoria City/County Health Department holds periodic walk-in clinics to assist busy … Continue reading Back to School Dental and Immunization Clinics In July By Peoria City/County Health Department