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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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Quera Owens, a nutrition and diabetics graudate student, presents the Soul Food, Nourishment For The Culture event in Klehm Hall Thursday evening. Owens made the lemon pepper honey fried chicken for the presentation.

Soul Food teaches Eastern history of African American food

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Campus Reporter February 17, 2022

For African American Heritage Month, the department of public health and nutrition shows the history of African American foods and shares ways to eat healthily. For Southern African Americans, nothing...

From left to right, Elajah Brazzleton, a freshman early childhood education major, DeShiya Hughes, a freshman psychology major, and Alicia Ferguson, a broadcast journalism major, have discussions about black women on reality television and relate it to their own lives and how they personally feel during the Black Women and Reality TV...Is it For the Culture? in the University Ballroom of Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Tuesday night.

Talk with Strong S.H.E. about Black women in reality TV Tuesday

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter February 15, 2022

As part of African American History Month, Eastern’s chapter of Strong S.H.E gave a presentation Tuesday night titled Black Women and Reality TV… Is it For the Culture! The presentation and discussion...

Jolene Clayton a graphic design sophomore donates blood at the blood drive Oct. 27, 2020. Clayton explained “I had to try to get my address changed and they said oh by the way there’s a blood drive going on tomorrow in Charleston and I’m like yeah sure sign me up, I don’t have anything going on this afternoon.”

NAACP Image Awards, blood drive, Tarble exhibit, more at Eastern for this week

Cam'ron Hardy, Campus Reporter February 14, 2022

The 2022 NAACP Image Awards is coming to Eastern along with many more events this week. Eastern is hosting a blood drive Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Donor bus on the street between Doudna...

NPHC gets involved with African American Heritage Month

NPHC gets involved with African American Heritage Month

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter February 9, 2022

Throughout Black History Month, groups from Eastern’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, NPHC, will be hosting events. Some events during the month detail African American history and culture. Even...

Vivica Coleman, a senior kinesiology major, answers a question at the Black Card Revoked event hosted by Theta Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. on Monday evening.

Black Card Revoked provides fun game to teach Black culture Monday

Rob Le Cates, Assistant Photo Editor February 7, 2022

The Theta Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. hosted Black Card Revoked, a game about popular American Black culture, Monday evening in the Phipps Lecture Hall in the Physical Science Building.  The...

Rubbers and Roses, Hello Dali!, more this week at Eastern

Rubbers and Roses, Hello Dali!, more this week at Eastern

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor February 7, 2022

The week of Feb. 7 events run Monday through Thursday while getting Friday off for Lincoln’s Birthday at Eastern. On Monday, there’s a virtual cooking class, a safe sex talk with a free safer sex...

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority event Thursday discusses cultural appropriation

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority event Thursday discusses cultural appropriation

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter February 4, 2022

Eastern’s chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. held an event titled “Everyone Wants To Be Black Until It’s Time to be Black”: Cultural Appropriation on Feb. 3 via Zoom. The event featured...

Qwen Collins, a junior nursing major, tries to win different prizes by playing Black History Bingo Monday night for the African American Heritage Month Kickoff event.

Eastern’s AAHM kickoff shared historic African American figures

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter January 31, 2022

Eastern’s University Board kicked off Black History Month Jan. 31 with a bingo tournament featuring historic and prominent African American figures. Destiny Dye, senior early childhood education major...

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter SPI (Springfield) Sunshine Clemons, shakes Eastern President David Glassman’s hand after giving talk about Black Lives Matter at the Black Box on Friday.

Black Lives Matter Speaker Series shows difficulties in the workspace for Black Americans

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor January 31, 2022

The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Springfield, SPI, spoke about code-switching and tone policing for Black employees in the workspace on Friday in the Black Box Theatre in Doudna. The co-founder,...

Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic race, Eastern jazz festival, more happening this week

Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic race, Eastern jazz festival, more happening this week

Madelyn Kidd, News Editor January 31, 2022

This week there are multiple events for entertainment, informative and athletic at Eastern and in Charleston. The African American Heritage Month, AAHM, kicks off with Black History Bingo Monday at...

Black History Month events to be held throughout February

Black History Month events to be held throughout February

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter January 28, 2022

Eastern’s is celebrating Black History Month by having African American Heritage Month with events throughout February. The first event is Black Lives Matter Speaker Series: Bias in Professionalism...

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