Tag Archives: Emmanuel House

Emmanuel House SILENT AUCTION

Our 5th Annual Silent Auction. NOVEMBER 16, 2012. Once again 100’s of items. And you’ll be supporting a great cause: helping the working class poor better their lives and building better neighborhoods for everyone! Come Join Us.  Friday – Nov. … Continue reading

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Lorraine Hansberry: The Battle for Fair Housing

We’re still struggling with fair housing. In so many areas of the United States, segregated neighborhoods are as bad as they ever have been—or worse, much worse—while over a million children don’t have homes at all. This made me look … Continue reading

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Remembering Nancy Kirby

Recently, after a two-year battle with cancer which she faced with uncommon grace, we lost a former colleague, Nancy Kirby, who taught journalism at North Central College for 20 years.  She stabilized what had been an up-and-down program, turning it into a consistent … Continue reading

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