Best of: Chocolate’s complicated cultural history
An Illinois-based professor will be leading research into the cultural history of chocolate and how it turned into the global force it remains today.
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Adopted Black woman discovers she is a princess from Sierra Leone
Today we will be hearing the unique story of a Princess from Sierra Leone. who was born and adopted in West Virginia and searched for her birth family to find out she’s from a royal lineage and in fact, a Princess.
Best of: Illinoisans Remember The 9/11 Attacks
September 11, 2021 marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. Today on The 21st, we talked about 9/11 with an Illinois native who lost his fiance during the attacks.
High school students interview locals on what happened on 9/11
As schools around the country learn about 9/11, one Central Illinois High school is having students ask local residents who experienced the events themselves. The collection of interviews has been produced as a podcast, "800 Miles from Ground Zero: 9/11's Impact on Central Illinois".
Malina Moye opens Krannert’s Ellnora Guitar Festival
Malina Moye, guitarist and singer-songwriter, shares her story from moving to Los Angeles with $20 and being homeless to releasing records that reached the top of Billboard charts.