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Story category: race/ethnicity
Possible Answers for Problems Facing Black Men
Story air date: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
The words “at risk” are often pinned on African-American males for several reasons. They’re considered less likely to finish high school, more likely to have been in prison, and subject to greater health problems and shorter life spans. Now, recently signed legislation has set up a state task force to study these problems and report on possible solutions. And for the past four weeks, Illinois’ Task Force on the Condition of African-American Males has been gathering community input at town hall meetings around the state. The task force held one of its meetings in Urbana. AM 580’s Jim Meadows reports.
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civil rights • community life • economy • government • Illinois • politics • race/ethnicityA New Native American Face on Campus
Story air date: Tuesday, April 08, 2008
The next director of American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois says the debate over Chief Illiniwek severely hampered the program in the past. Robert Warrior (left), currently an English professor at the University of Oklahoma, says the symbol's retirement brings a unique opportunity when he takes over the program this fall. He told AM 580's Jeff Bossert that the change at the UI led him to accept the job.
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education • race/ethnicityLast Dance
Story air date: Thursday, February 22, 2007
For the sellout crowd at the Assembly Hall in Champaign February 21, the big highlight wasn’t Illinois’ victory over Michigan, but the last appearance of Chief Illiniwek. The Chief has plenty of critics -- but at the game, supporters showed how much they loved him. AM 580's Jim Meadows reports.
Photo by Amelia Moore, The Daily Illini
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race/ethnicity • sports • University of IllinoisA Decision on Chief Illiniwek
Story air date: Friday, February 16, 2007
The chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees has retired the tradition of Chief Illiniwek. The last halftime dance for the Chief will be Wednesday, February 21st, during the final men's basketball home game of the season. Larry Eppley says he is a fan of the Chief, but his decision was in the university's best interest. AM 580's Jim Meadows talked to him, along with Ted Land from the student-run television channel UI-7.
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- U of I Chief Illiniwek website, including Eppley's formal statement and a comment section
- The Progressive Resource Action Cooperative, a student group that opposes the Chief
- Honor the Chief Society
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race/ethnicity • sports • University of IllinoisAddressing Racial Issues
Story air date: Friday, February 02, 2007
A forum on racial and ethnic tensions on the University of Illinois campus brought together top university officials and a student group. The event was entitled “Racism, Power and Privilege on the UIUC Campus.” The student group confronted the administration in the wake of a fraternity/sorority party last fall, in which students dressed as offensive Mexican stereotypes. But the “tacos and tequila” party was just part of the discussion. AM 580’s Jim Meadows reports.
