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PHOTOS: 'Called to Kankakee' gallery opens honoring Kankakee's late Rev. William Copeland for Black History Month

By Tiffany Blanchette and Tiffany Blanchette
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Rev. K. Edward Copeland, son of the late Kankakee civil rights leader Rev. William Copeland, speaks during the opening of the exhibit 'Called to Kankakee: The Life and Legacy of the Rev. William H. Copeland Jr.' at the Kankakee County Museum on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.

Copeland exhibit opens in Kankakee Rev. K. Edward Copeland, son of the late Kankakee civil rights leader Rev. William Copeland, speaks during the opening of the exhibit 'Called to Kankakee: The Life and Legacy of the Rev. William H. Copeland Jr.' at the Kankakee County Museum on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Tiffany Blanchette)

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Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.