April 19, 2024
Senator Lightford stands next to Javon Hill holding up one finger representing SB000. Photo provided by Jerry Thomas PR
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West Side Young Men Travel to the State Capitol to Advocate for a new Department for Early Childhood and the Austin People’s Action Center’s Freedom School
When Javon Hill, a lanky 22-year-old African American male from Chicago’s Austin neighborhood was called from the audience to speak before the Illinois Senate in Springfield last Wednesday afternoon, he drew stares.