News & Features
January 13 in history: The Long Walk displaces the Navajo, first-ever Black Cabinet secretary, Trump is impeached a second time, more
The Long Walk of the Navajos forces 10,000 Native Americanas to relocate. Homosexual would no longer mean “obscene.” America has its first-ever Black Cabinet secretary, Black elected governor, and Black NBA All-Star player. It’s This Day in History for January 13.
More than five dozen ‘ICE Out for Good,’ Renee Good vigils coming in Illinois, Iowa
More than five dozen events to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and its killing in Minneapolis of Renee Good are planned throughout Illinois and Iowa today and tomorrow....
Opinion
Analysis: Seven Overdue Policies Made More Urgent by the Killing of Renee Nicole Good
The killing of Renee Nicole Good is the fourth ICE shooting of a civilian in the past five months. Key ICE policy changes include censuring government officials who lie, better ICE agent training, body cameras on all ICE agents, medical first responders in the field with ICE agents, and adjusting protest tactics.
EDITORIAL: We’re calling BS on the We C BS Protest over ’60 Minutes’ CECOT segment
The We C BS “free speech protest” called for Tuesday in Rock Island, Ill., is one of those protests that doesn’t help. We’re calling BS on its attempt to act as arbiters of journalism while also furthering distortions of a complex situation that should not be dragged into the “us versus them” agenda.
The Project Pages
Six ways to partake of services and events by The Project of the Quad Cities
Learn about six ways in September and October to get involved with The Project of the Quad Cities or partake of its events.
Pride Party at Bass Street Landing, Pride 5K, and Craft Night by Nat20 Photography
Enjoy this photo gallery of participants, performers and audience members at the Pride Party at Bass Street Landing June 15; the Pride 5K Walk, Run & Roll June 15, both hosted by The Project of...
The Green Wave
Research, policy, social justice make 4/20 “a celebration AND day of action”
Find 4/20 events throughout Illinois and Iowa, plus a look at significant cannabis policy, research and medical developments.
Mendoza Temple says signs emerging that research into cannabis as medicine will increase
A leading doctor says research into cannabis as medicine will likely increase soon, based on new moves by the government.
