Chicago Children's Advocacy Center history

The city, county and state provided seed money and additional resources to build our center, which opened in 2001.

Don Lemon has been in broadcast news for decades – in fact, he was an anchor on NBC5 here in Chicago and won three Emmys before moving onto greater prominence at CNN, where he has been since 2006.

Since 2008, his weekly columns have brought political and racial consciousness to millions around the country.

She worked collaboratively with community members to develop a comprehensive sex education and health curriculum and update the expectant and parenting student policy, all implemented into Boston Public schools in the mid 2010s.

His 2011 memoir, where he publicly came out as gay, is titled “Transparent”. It was a time when public opinion on LGBTQ+ rights was shifting, and Lemon was moved to share his story by the recent suicide of a young gay man, Tyler Clementi, to whom his book is dedicated.

Angelou was also an educator, singer, filmmaker, actress, and activist who passed away in 2014, but her influence will never fade.

Ayanna Pressley is a Democratic Congresswoman from Massachusetts, and part of a group of young female politicians known as “The Squad” when they were elected to Congress in 2018.

Prior to 2020, her Sengalese twists became her signature – a choice made to highlight Black hair diversity, challenge norms that say Black hair isn’t professional, and inspire young Black girls.