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Not in My Black Yardnew
An upscale African-American neighborhood reacts badly when Habitat for Humanity moves in.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-27-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Stepping Upnew
Rejected Springfield firefighter applicant shines as Chicagoland police officer.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Hostile Intentnew
A former Springfield mayor says she was only trying to appease a crowd of angry black citizens when she said there was racism in the police department.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-30-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Springfield Gets Serious about Recruiting Black Firefightersnew
When Cecil Taborn Jr. was hired to join the Springfield Fire Department, it was the first time in almost 15 years a black had been hired. The department, which has only three blacks out of 211
firefighters, is now making a greater effort to hire minorities.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-02-2004 |
Race & Class
