Along with a weekend of activities and celebration, Juneteenth Illinois awarded scholarships to ten students and re-gifted scholarships to ten more returning students. Each scholarship recipient receives year-round professional mentorship, additional stipends, and group activities during college breaks.
During Saturday’s resource fair, I moderated a panel on the SAFE-T Act with some local leaders & friends of mine:
- Joel K Johnson: President & CEO, TASC:
- Robert Peters: Illinois State Senator, 13th District:
- Nathaniel “Jimmy” Gaither: Restorative Justice Hub Director, Lawndale Christian Legal Center
- Mark Mitchell: Associate Director of Reentry, Teamwork Englewood
- Sharone Mitchell: Cook County Public Defender
