Archive of entries posted by Clare Howard
Peoria Public Library Hosts Winter Solstice Luminary-Lit StoryWalks at Three Locations
Peoria Public Library will host luminary-lit StoryWalks from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21, the winter solstice, at three locations: Lincoln, McClure and North branches. Each location will feature a different winter or holiday-themed storybook. Families are invited to bring flashlights for easier reading. “Our StoryWalks are meant to be enjoyed year round …
OPINION PIECE Attending to Each Other and Forgetting Mr. Trump
BY NICK MITCHELL Whether Trump wins or loses, it is time to bid him farewell. National fixation on a singular point almost always leads to division amongst the people. Whether Donald Trump is re-elected or not, it is time to direct our attention elsewhere. I suggest that we direct it toward each other. There is …
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Juneteenth 2020
Peoria African American Leaders urge end to violence at same time president urges governors to use force
At a Monday press conference, the Rev. Marvin Hightower, president of the Peoria chapter of the NAACP, urged an end to the violent protests that have gripped Peoria and the country following the police killing of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis. Hightower said it’s right to be angry but don’t …
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Black History Month
Soup for the Soul — Fundraiser
“The First Rainbow Coalition”
Following a free public screening of “The First Rainbow Coalition” Jan. 16 at Illinois Central College Peoria campus, panelists spoke and answered questions from the audience. Seated from left are Susan O’Neal, Indivisible/Peoria Area and the National Organization for Women; Michael James, Chicago’s Rising Up Angry (a participant in the original Rainbow Coalition); Chris Wade, …