Tessa Thompson wants to inspire others to speak out against injustice, because she's realised that by speaking out herself, she "emboldens" others to follow suit.
Riz Ahmed says the classism he experienced at Oxford University prepared him for acting.
Anderson Cooper has reflected on his acceptance of his sexuality and admitted he knew he was "different" from the age of seven.
Shemilah's Outreach Center was dedicated on Monday. The center offers youngsters tutoring, social and work opportunities and is dedicated to the memory of Shemilah Sanders.
Jodie Turner-Smith has praised women as “supremely powerful beings”, as she says giving birth is one of the most "hard-core" things someone can do.
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion page.
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion page.
Hailee Steinfeld thinks fame is "so easily achieved" these days.
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion page.
Here at Eisenhower High School, in our English class, we have been analyzing Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech to reach a concl…
In Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, he preaches for roughly 17 minutes about his dream. But what is his dream exactly? Well, after carefully e…
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion section.
Our class has studied MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech. We discussed how the speech relates to our current lives, and we debated whether MLK’s dr…
Has Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream come true? On August 23, 1963, MLK had a speech about the discrimination of people of color, his dream spee…
This is a letter to the editor from the Herald & Review opinion page.
A nonprofit organization built nearly 600 beds for needy children in northeastern Illinois.
Andy Manar is expected to advise the governor on a range of issues, including downstate economic revitalization, appropriations, and COVID-19 recovery efforts.
The start of a new year is a time to finally get things together and get going on those resolutions.
A lighted parade Tuesday evening honored Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center frontline staff and served as a memorial for late Mattoon Mayor Tim Gover.
Laurel Bristow, an infectious disease researcher at Emory University in Atlanta, suggests it's an indictment of academia that misinformation and conspiracy theories thrive and that parts of American society remain deeply skeptical of true scientific work.
"Will a culture of accusation, threat and retribution make our nation better? How is that working out so far?"
When they told us at the Herald & Review that we would be working from home “for two weeks” during the original stay-at-home orders, my first thought was “Oh, no!”
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan chose their wedding song to prove light triumphs darkness.
A bust of Breonna Taylor erected to honor her memory was found smashed and vandalized in Oakland, California.
A bust of Breonna Taylor erected to honor her memory was found smashed and vandalized in Oakland, California.