President Obama’s Remarks at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches
Edmund Pettus Bridge Selma, Alabama Audience Member: We love you, President Obama! President Barack Obama: Well, you know I love...
Month: March 2015
DOJ’s Recent Investigation: In Chicago We Are Ferguson Magnified Many Times
From: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Analysis of the Department of Justice's Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department...
February’s Jobs Report is Encouraging News: Ron Busby, Sr., President, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
Busby’s  response to February Jobs Report February's jobs report is encouraging news. With 295,000 jobs created last month and the...
Illinois Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
March 9-13, 2015 designated as a week to recognize 3,700 volunteers SPRINGFIELD, IL – Each year, the nation celebrates the...
TimeLine Theatre’s Chicago Premiere of INANA, Michele Lowe’s Timely Tale of Middle Eastern Culture and Romance, The Next High-Profile Project for Acclaimed Broadway Director Kimberly Senior, Runs May 6 – July 26, 2015
CHICAGO, IL — As the world is shocked by news reports and video images of antiquities and literary treasures being destroyed...
Opening ReMARCs – Countdown to 2015 State of Black America Report!
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League It’s almost here! Our seminal State of Black America report, now...
Deadline Extended for 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards
CHICAGO, IL – The 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards, now in its 51st year, is accepting entries for...
Disenfranchisement News: Minnesota and Maryland Advance Probation and Parole Voting Legislation
From: The Sentencing Project Kentucky Kentucky House passes voting rights bill The Kentucky House of Representatives recently approved a bill...
Stand with Senator Elizabeth Warren: Tell the Federal Reserve board of governors: Retire Scott Alvarez – Sign The Petition
Petition to the Federal Reserve board of governors: "Retire Scott Alvarez as general counsel of the Federal Reserve, filling his...
NAACP: Deeply Disappointed that the Department of Justice Decided Not to File Charges Against Darren Wilson for the Death of Michael Brown
NAACP statement on DOJ Report Findings and Darren Wilson decision Baltimore, MD – Yesterday, the United States Department of Justice...
