President Obama Nominates Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense
President Barack Obama's Remarks in Nominating Carter as Defense Secretary Roosevelt Room President Obama: Good morning, everybody. Â Please have a...
Day: December 5, 2014
Madigan Announces $3.8 Million Settlement with Sirius XM
Sirius XM to Provide Restitution for Misleading Advertising & Billing Practices CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined...
10 Amazing Ways to Address and Deal With Police Brutality That You Won’t Hear About on CNN
By Orrin Hudson, Founder of Be Someone Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Police brutality is alive and well, and the story is...
Marc H. Morial Responds to Grand Jury’s Decision to Not Indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Chokehold Killing of Eric Garner
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO of the National Urban League “There are absolutely no words that can describe...
Justice Department and City of Cleveland Agree to Reform Division of Police After Finding a Pattern or Practice of Excessive Force
Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department’s civil rights investigation into the use of force by the Cleveland...
NAACP Journey for Justice March Culminates at 1 p.m. Rally at Lewis and Clark Park in Jefferson City
Baltimore, MD – On Friday, December 5th, marchers from the NAACP, including President & CEO Cornell William Brooks, Missouri and...
Objections Filed Against Alderman Patrick J. O’Connor, 40th Ward Incumbent
CHICAGO, IL - Dianne Daleiden, aldermanic challenger in Chicago’s 40th Ward running against 32-year incumbent Patrick J. O’Connor, reacts to...
Race & Justice News: African Americans Experience Disproportionate Police Contact Across U.S.
(From The Sentencing Project) Policing Black Bostonians comprised 63% of police-civilian encounters between 2007 and 2010 although blacks made up...
Top Ten Scholarships for Black and Minority Students for 2015
Nationwide -- 2015 is expected to be a great year for students because a record-number of foundations and organizations are...
Civil Rights Activist Cornel West to Speak at North Central College Jan. 23
NAPERVILLE, IL – North Central College welcomes author, academic and provocative civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West Jan. 23 as...
