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Illinois Organizations Fight Racial Inequality With The Help Of A Grant


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Grace Hou is the secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services.  
She explained that she and Deputy Governor Sol Flores came up with the idea for the grant during a conversation. Both have done community-based work and have experienced racial healing activities.   
Then came the events of the past year.
“And so, you know, we re in the middle of the pandemic, and we continue to be in the summer. And then the images and the reports of the police brutality,” she recalled. “There was so much anguish, and hurt in Illinois, you know, protests, civil unrest.”  ....

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Rockford art community leaders prioritizing equity and diversity in 2021


Rockford art community leaders prioritizing equity and diversity in 2021
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ROCKFORD (WREX) After a year of racial reckoning in our community, artists in Rockford say changes need to be made to ensure everyone has equitable access to the arts.
Historically, the arts have been primarily accessible by white people, says West Side Show Room Artistic Director Mike Werckle.
He says covid-19 shut down the performing arts, and that down time turned into a time of reflection for the Rockford art community; that the racial reckoning our community faced in 2020 has put a spotlight on ways we can all do better to address injustices and social inequalities. ....

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