Man sentenced to Natural Life for the murders of five family members
A man who pled guilty to murdering five of his family members, while they slept, in a brutal attack at...
Month: May 2011
Attorney General Madigan announces $90.8 million settlement with UBS
Illinois Municipalities, Agencies and Nonprofits Awarded $3 Million Over Bank’s come out before or after Mrs. Cora? What times the...
What You Need to Know About the State of Urban Jobs!
(Reprint From the National Urban League’s Monthly Employment Report 2011) NUL’s State of Urban Jobs site at iamempowered.com gives you...
California Acupuncture Bill, aimed at “protecting” Chinese culture, has Koreans irked
(From New America Media) By Aruna Lee and Summer Chiang State Sen. Leland Yee, who earlier this year stirred up...
Soft on Terrorism? Bin Laden kill shatters another Obama myth
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson During the 2008 presidential election campaign, the GOP plan of attack on then-candidate...
Corporate Board Census shows significant decline in seats held by African Americans
                            Blacks, women and other minorities remain seriously underrepresented   Washington, DC - A corporate board census released May 2,...
NAACP-Brooklyn Branch to hold its Annual Freedom Fund Reception & Awards Ceremony May 11
 Brooklyn, NY - "ONE BOROUGH, ONE CITY, ONE DREAM" is the theme for The  National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
Gladys Knight joins Amtrak to celebrate National Train Day
The "Empress of Soul" and GRAMMY®-winning vocalist Gladys Knight headlines benefit concert for Boys & Girls Club of America on...
More Trump Nuttiness – Now it’s Obama’s Grades
(From New America Media) Commentary by Earl Ofari Hutchinson  Would-be GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump wasted no time eagerly snatching...
Celebrate your crossing guards today
(From the Active Transportation Alliance) Â Crossing guards shepherd us safely across the street. They keep children safe from traffic...
