A.C.T.S. OF F.A.I.T.H Awards Outstanding Members
 By Chinta Strausberg At the annual meeting of the Actions Connected To Spirituality: Forming Alliances In Transforming Health (A.C.T.S....
Month: June 2013
National Black Church Initiative and Autism Speaks Partner to Reduce Age of Autism Diagnosis
Collaboration seeks to reduce racial disparities and improve access to care   Washington DC - The National Black Church...
AARP Launches “Voices of Civil Rights” Public Service Campaign to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Key Milestones in the Civil Rights Movement
WASHINGTON - AARP is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Medgar Evers' assassination (6/12/63), the March on Washington (8/28/63) and the...
Binational Gay Couples Hopeful About Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA
New America Media By Anthony Advincula Felipe Sousa-RodrÃguez is waiting to hear news this week that could change his immigration...
“State of Equality and Justice in America”: Needed: Action Agenda to Educate Our Children
This is the nineteenth of a 20-part series "State of Equality and Justice in America" By Lezli Baskerville, Esq. Â ...
Free Meal Program Continues Across Illinois During Summer Vacation
More than 2,100 sites serving free breakfast and lunch SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that...
Madigan urges Department of Defense to strengthen protections for servicemembers targeted by predatory lenders
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to strengthen regulations under the...
Parents of closing school lead voter registration drive and rally in an effort to defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel
CHICAGO, IL – Parents and students of Sexton Elementary School, a Woodlawn School slated for closure, will rally at 61st...
Robert L. Johnson and Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. announce Alliance to End Payday Lending, lower minority consumer debt, and promote financial education
Agreement supports RLJ Financials' Plan to provide viable alternative to Payday Lending for consumers in need of short term and...
Man receives 35-year prison sentence for murder of teen in 2009 case
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a 2009 gang-related shooting that left a16 year-old...
