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Sonal Soni, Assistant News Editor|May 14, 2021
On May 12, thousands of participants gathered in downtown Chicago as part of a march and rally organized by Chicago’s Coalition for Justice in Palestine. The event was in response to Israel’s continued violence towards Palestinans, specifically following the attacks on Sheikh Jarrah a predominantly Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
Ahmad Hassan is a 16-year-old Palestinian and a Chicago resident who attended the march.
“[I wanted to come out to today’s protest] to share a message about Palestine,” Hassan said. “This [apartheid] has been happening for years and years, and still people need to know this message. I’ve been to many Palestinian protests. It feels good to be honest, seeing supporting countries feels really good.”
New Alton-based food truck, C-Rations Grub Hub, founded on a leap of faith
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C-Rations Grub Hub’s logo, original hand-drawn and created by Memphis, Tennessee artist Kalunda Smith. C-Rations’ owner Christina “Christy” Harvey sought an illustration for her food truck business via Facebook, receiving approximately 40 responses, but Smith was the only artist who did her work by hand, not computer generated or by graphic design software. Smith personally called Harvey and they collaborated on the design, featuring military symbolism for which Harvey’s heart will always belong, she said. Harvey joined the military when she was 17 and retired in 2014 at age 39. Show MoreShow Less