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Heartland presents President's Medallions, honors Dobskis

Bob and Julie Dobski s contributions are now enshrined in the name of the newest gathering space at Heartland Community College, which also recognized seven President s Medallion award winners Friday. ....

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Portion of Rt. 38 named after U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller

Portion of Rt. 38 named after U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller
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Sandburg hosting art exhibit of Preston Jackson and William Butler

Carl Sandburg College will be the temporary home for a number of works of Preston Jackson and William Butler. An opening reception for their exhibit, "Walking the Line," will take place Friday, October 8, from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm at the school's Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery. Jackson, referred to as "one of the greatest Black artists of our time," is a native of Decatur and professor emeritus of sculpture at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. In 1998, he was selected as Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the highest honor given to an individual in the state. And, as part of the state's bicentennial in 2018, Jackson was No. 6 on the Illinois Top 200 list celebrating the premier artists in the state's history. He specializes in bronze steel sculpture and painting. He features Martin Luther King Jr., Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Miles Davis, Ernie Banks, Richard Pryor, and historical moments, such as the 1908 Springfield race riot, i ....

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Peoria famous Black residents: Annie Malone, Preston Jackson and more

Annie Malone
Believed to be the first Black female millionaire, Annie Turnbo Malone was born in Metropolis in 1869 and came to live with an older sister in Peoria when she was orphaned. She attended Peoria Central High School, where her picture still hangs in honor of her status as a special alumnus, according to The Peorian.
With a talent for chemistry, Malone set about developing hair products for women of color, which she marketed to great success.
In the early 1900s Malone started a hair and beauty school in St. Louis, which was one of the first colleges for Black women. Called Poro College after a West African word meaning ‘physical and spiritual growth,’ the school employed hundreds of Black women and became a social center for the community. ....

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