NATO protest organizers condemn lock-out of public from criminal trial
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Defendants' wildly inflated 'terrorism' charges are part of broader effort to...
Month: January 2014
National Urban League applauds introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the...
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge’s Statement in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1968, Dr. King spent his last birthday working on the Poor People’s Campaign to bring attention to the need...
Illinois State Board of Education announces Board meeting for Jan. 22-23 in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, IL– The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting on Jan....
Voices From Syria – Syrian Survivors’ Stories
Chicago, IL - On Friday, Jan 17 , 2014, Heba and Amineh met with dozens of diplomats and NGO representatives...
Racial and sexual tensions simmer in the Chicago Premiere of Buzzer by Tracey Scott Wilson
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Jessica Thebus directs a piercing, dark comedy about friends and lovers...
President Obama nominates Maria Contreras-Sweet as administrator of the SBA
Remarks by President Barack Obama in nominating Contreras-Sweet as administrator of the SBA THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you...
ReMARCs: Achievement Gaps: Are we failing our children?
By Marc Morial President and CEO, National Urban League On Monday, I joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and National...
Chicago man charged in child pornography case
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A Chicago man appeared in bond court, charged with possession of...
Madigan urges consumers to protect against Identity Theft in wake of data breaches
Illinois, Connecticut Lead Investigation into Massive Security Breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
