The 21st Show
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The 21st Show
Week of Dec. 30-Jan. 3
The 21st Show
Remembering the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson was one of the last living connections to the Civil Rights era of the mid-20th century. He died last week at the age of 84 in Chicago. Despite his national prominence, he was also involved in causes in Illinois. A panel of Illinois-based Black leaders discuss their personal connections with Jackson and his role in the Civil Rights movement and in politics.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Rev. Jesse Jackson looks back at some of his famous speeches
We’ll hear archival audio of Reverend Jesse Jackson looking back at some of his famous speeches.
The 21st Show
‘Jesus and John Wayne’ author Kristin Du Mez on how white evangelicals came to embrace Donald Trump
How did Evangelical Christians come to not only vote for Donald Trump, but embrace him as a heroic figure? Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez says it was a long time in coming, and that Trump is not a betrayal of evangelical values, but a fulfilment of them. We’ll talk with Du Mez ahead of delivering the annual Thulin Lecture this week in Urbana.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Illinois schools counted on federal grants to ease a shortage of school psychologists. After cancellation and a year of court battles, the future’s uncertain.
Schools in Illinois were expecting to receive millions of dollars to hire more mental health professionals before the Trump administration cancelled those grants. We'll take a look at how that's impacting schools in the northern part of the state.
