Giving Thanks in Troubled Times
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League The past year, our movement has been thankful for many...
Month: November 2015
Kentucky Governor Issues Executive Action, Restoring Voting Rights
From: The Sentencing Project Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s executive action will automatically restore voting rights to an estimated 100,000 persons...
State Rep. Mitchell: “My heart aches tonight, an ache borne of a fear as deep as my bones. I ache for Laquan…”
State Rep. Christian Mitchell: My heart aches tonight, an ache borne of a fear as deep as my bones. I...
Al Qaeda Operative Sentenced to 40 Years for Role in International Terrorism Plot That Targeted the United States and Europe
Defendant Led Plan to Carry Out Bombing of Crowded Shopping Center in Manchester, England During Easter Holiday as Part of...
Justice for Laquan McDonald Protest on November 25 and November 27
From Stop Mass Incarceration Network (SMIN) Stop Mass Incarceration will be holding two protests responding to the release of the...
16 Shots, 400 Days Later
From: Illinois African American Coalition For Prevention The story of 17-year old Laquan McDonald is a tragic tale of a...
Petition Demanding the Resignation of Police Superintendent McCarthy and State’s AttorneyAlvarez
"The city's action's are late and insufficient—and that's why we're demanding the resignation of Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and State's...
Republican James T. Marter Successfully Files for U.S. Senate
Marter filed 9,193 signatures Oswego, IL – James T. Marter, Republican candidate, files for U.S. Senate 2016, Illinois. Said...
Celebrate Thanksgiving Tradition of Buckling Up, Driving Sober
IDOT, ISP Join Forces to Urge Safe Travel, Drive Down Fatalities CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Transportation...
Eighth Ward Accountability Coalition’s Hard Work Spelled Victory For 8th Ward Residents; Medical Marijuana Dispensary Will Not be Coming to 8th Ward
EWAC, South Shore Gardens Betterment Association and 8th Ward Residents formed a strong union to keep the medical marijuana dispensary...
