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Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. National nonprofit shares Black History Month book list for engaging kids in diverse literature ... Reading PartnersFebruary 1, 2021 GMT Oakland, CA, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reading Partners, an early literacy nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing community volunteers to tutor students attending under-resourced schools, believes that diversity should be celebrated not only in designated months but throughout the year. As it celebrates Black History Month, Reading Partners encourages families t...

“I just really care about the community and I see the value in reading,” Kent said. “As a kid, I loved reading. I just think it’s really important for kids’ futures that they get involved in reading at a young age and get good at it. It opens up so many possibilities for them later in life.” Kent said he leads a group of his peers helping a little more than 20 students in second and third grades become better readers. Tania Nguyen said she agrees. The Texas Christian University student said for her, it's also about the benefits not just for the kids, but for her as well.

Keeping New Year's resolutions is an annual challenge, but molding them to the COVID era can make an impact, The Baltimore Sun's Andrea K. McDaniels writes.

New Year resolutions in an era of COVID 30 Dec 2020 People, wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, arrange decorations for New Year 2021, near Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt. Reuters Andrea K. McDaniels, Tribune News Service I have never been good at keeping New Year’s resolutions. I make too many, and they are too grand and unwieldy to ever stick with. I don’t come up with a plan on how to keep them or hold myself accountable. I set myself up for failure every single January. Scrapping resolutions for 2021 seemed the best thing to do. It’s ha...

Downers Grove native Felisa Wiley to compete in Miss Illinois USA pageant Felisa Wiley of Downers Grove will compete in the Miss Illinois USA pageant March 28 at Illinois State University. Courtesy of Todd Westphal   Updated 12/29/2020 11:53 AM Downers Grove resident Felisa Wiley will be vying for the title of Miss Illinois USA on March 28 at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Felisa, niece of the Rev. Marvin E. Wiley of Maywood's Rock of Ages Baptist Church, may be new to the pageant world but is not new to competition. In 2014, she competed in "The Face," a realit...