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Arlington Heights Intersection Dedicated in Honor of Activist Jewel Thais-Williams

The intersection of Pico Boulevard and Norton Avenue in Arlington Heights was dedicated Saturday as Jewel Thais-Williams Square, honoring the LGBTQ and human rights activist. The intersection is in front of the Catch One disco, which Thais-Williams opened in 1973 and owned until 2015. It is the nation’s oldest black-owned disco, according to Los Angeles […]

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