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Homecoming week means it’s time for awards from the UI Alumni Association.

The full list of writers who contributed to RogerEbert.com's Black Writers Week 2023 (June 19-25, 2023).

A story about the Day 4 Empathy, established to remember Roger Ebert and continue his work.

An article about FACETS' Screen Gems Benefit 2022 celebrating Chaz Ebert on Wednesday, September 28th.

The No Malice Film Contest, presented by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF), The Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, announced 10 winners ages 11-21 who created outstanding short films as part of Healing Illinois, a racial healing initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) in partnership with The Chicago Community Trust. Winning films will premiere at EbertFest at the University of Illinois in Urb...

No Malice Film Contest Launches Free Professional Lecture Series with Top Filmmakers and Storytellers News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Creators of the No Malice Film Contest for young filmmakers in Illinois between the ages of 11 and 21 this Saturday will launch a free series of talks with professional filmmakers and storytellers to share advice and inspire their creativity. Students will compete in the contest as individuals or in g...

Audio for the story. Grace Hou is the secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services.   She explained that she and Deputy Governor Sol Flores came up with the idea for the grant during a conversation. Both have done community-based work and have experienced racial healing activities.    Then came the events of the past year. “And so, you know, were in the middle of the pandemic, and we continue to be in the summer. And then the images and the reports of the police brutality,” she...