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Culture a Key to Healthier Immigrant Communities
Story air date: Monday, May 21, 2012
The obesity epidemic in this country is running rampant, and it’s hitting Latinos especially hard. We continue our series on efforts in the region to increase health and wellness. Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers explores an effort at the University of Illinois that encourages Latinos to make cultural changes to stay healthy.
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arts and culture • music • culture • health • peopleGreater Community AIDS Project Marks World Aids Day in Champaign
Story air date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
World AIDS Day in Champaign is Thursday, Dec. 1, and it is being marked by a free showing of the documentary “We Were Here.” The film is about the fight against AIDS when it first appeared in San Francisco’s gay community 30 years ago. The 5:30 PM showing at the Illinois Terminal Building is sponsored by the Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP).
Illinois Public Media's Jim Meadows spoke with GCAP’s director, Mike Benner about the services they provide, and Benner’s own experiences as a person living with HIV. GCAP provides support services for people with HIV and AIDS in a ten-county region, including low-cost housing, food assistance and emergency financial aid. The agency is funded by government grants and private donations raised mostly through local fund raising events. One of them is coming up Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Levis Faculty Center on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. The GCAP 2011 Holiday Gala Fundraiser will feature dinner, live music and an auction.
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arts and culture • community life • health • health careAuthor Wes Moore Talks About Meeting the Other Wes Moore
Story air date: Thursday, November 03, 2011
More than a decade ago, a man named Wes Moore was convicted of murdering a police officer during a botched robbery. What he didn’t know was that another man with the same name grew up not far from him in Baltimore. The two frequented the same places, had run-ins with the law, and were fatherless. While one Wes Moore will spend the rest of his life behind bars, the other has a successful career as a businessman, motivational speaker, and author.
In the book titled "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” Wes Moore talks about meeting the man with the same name, but a very different life. Moore spoke with Illinois Public Media's Sean Powers shortly before giving a presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the University of Illinois’ Alice Campbell Alumni Center as part of the United Way of Champaign County's Pillar Celebration.
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arts and culture • education • history • lifestyle • media • peopleIndiana College Says No to National Anthem
Story air date: Friday, July 01, 2011
You will no doubt be hearing a lot of “The Star Spangled Banner “ during Fourth of July parades and ceremonies. For some people, it is the sound track of national loyalty. But one small private college in North Central Indiana is pulling the national anthem from its sporting events. It says the anthem does not fit its religious outlook. As Illinois Public Radio’s Michael Puente reports, critics of that decision are calling the college unpatriotic.
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arts and culture • music • education • historyStoryCorps' David Isay on the Importance of Keeping Traditions Alive
Story air date: Friday, April 29, 2011
David Isay is an award-winning public radio producer who has dedicated his career to preserving oral storytelling. Isay is the founder of the series StoryCorps, which can be heard every Friday on NPR’s Morning Edition. StoryCorps gives people the opportunity to interview their loved ones. Illinois Public Media’s Sean Powers spoke with Isay about the art of storytelling and an effort at an elementary school in Champaign to include the StoryCorps model in the classroom.
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