BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Historical dates don’t always reflect reality. For example, children learn that slavery was abolished in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. But, because of the lack of Union soldiers in the Confederate state of Texas, approximately 250,000 persons were still enslaved, according to the […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Hundreds of protesters came to St. Joseph’s Peaceful Protest for Equality Friday. Standing on the corner of IL-150 and Main Street, those holding Black Lives Matter signs with their fists in the air were oftentimes greeted with honks and praise for taking a stand against racism. […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Wednesday began as any typical Wednesday for St. Joseph’s Jon Arteaga . He woke up at his mom’s house, just sitting around. But on this Wednesday, there was a spark inside him, suggesting that he needed to do something to show that people in St. Joseph […]
