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Keeana and James

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Illinois Senator Karina Villa, Photo provided by STH Media

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Photo provided by Meals on Wheels Chicago.

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Photo provided by the American Cancer Society.

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Jemel Terry has been the NAACP Chicago Westside Branch President since December 2025. Photo provided by Vee L. Harrison Communications.

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Mechelle McCain is the author of the book, When Sh*t Isn’t Funny Anymore, and the founder of the Kid Love and Health Foundation. Photo provided …

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Richard Boykin is running for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. Photo provided by Roman Morrow.

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U.S. Postal Service

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Kelley Robinson. Charles F. Kettering Foundation

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The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI) 2026 ELP Cohort. The Advanced Leadership Institute, Inc.

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Zelle

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G-SHOCK x Hardies NYC. Casio America, Inc.

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Credit: Randall Michelson for the Elevate Prize Foundation.

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Bren Sheriff

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Dr. Johnnie Thomas. Photo provided by STH Media

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Commissioner Tara Stamps. Photo courtesy STH Media

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Members of the Austin Safety Action Plan Safe Zone. The Safe Zone was co-founded Davonte Dudley, a co-owner of the Austin Artisan Market, who hopes …

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Sam Hairston, the first Black American to play for MLB's Chicago White Sox. Later became the patriarch of MLB's "first family", with sons and grandsons …

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U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys

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