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‘Wreaths of LUV’ offers volunteer outlet for young people during the...
The work we do is newsworthy, and word is spreading across Chicago and beyond. Catch up on media coverage that features our students, teachers/trainers, and thought leadership. LUV Institute’s special holiday project Wreaths of LUV was featured...
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The Love, Unity & Values Institute to Take 80 CPS Students...
Middle schoolers to learn how young people have been a force for change. CHICAGO, February 10, 2023 – This Monday, the Love, Unity & Values (LUV) Institute will kick off a six-week journey through civil rights for 80 Chicago middle school...
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The Love Unity & Values Institute Receives Grant from the NBA...
Funding will support career academy for rising youth and young adults. CHICAGO – The Love Unity & Values Institute announces it has received a grant from the NBA Foundation to support the participation of economically disadvantaged youth,...
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The Love Unity & Values Institute Welcomes Three New Board Members
Nonprofit to roll out three new career verticals, build eight neighborhood playscapes and train 450 youth-serving professionals over the next three years CHICAGO – The Love Unity & Values Institute (LUV Institute) announces it has added three...
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Gloria’s Monologue from “Barbie”: The Black Girl Magic Version
By Cosette Nazon-Wilburn America Ferrara’s feminist monologue in the wildly successful “Barbie” movie has received much praise – and deservedly so – from women on the interwebs. But it didn’t fully resonate with me as a Black woman. So,...
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Trust Issues
Reconnecting Artist: Damon Lamar Reed A longtime LUV collaborator. Damon Lamar Reed is the creator of more than 170 murals in Chicago, Reed has worked with the LUV Institute to create several large scale art installations with students...
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