FBI, U.S Attorney, and Dearborn Police Confront Threats
In the immediate wake of the attacks in Paris, law enforcement at all levels has confronted a surge of misguided,...
Month: November 2015
Race & Justice News: Blacks Face Cumulative Disadvantages in the Criminal Justice System
From: The Sentencing Project Incarceration Blacks Face Cumulative Disadvantages in the Criminal Justice System Black defendants in general and young...
Banned Trauma Center Activists Risk Arrest to Speak at UofC
University maintains ban despite trauma victory CHICAGO, IL — Today at 6 pm, activists banned from the University of Chicago...
Keeping Americans Safe from ISIS
From: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk This week, I urged President Obama to ensure no refugee related to the Syrian crisis is...
FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime Statistics
The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the...
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom...
1,000 Chicagoans Sign Petition Overnight for Emanuel to Declare Chicago a Welcoming City for Refugees, Distinguish from Governor Rauner’s Fearmongering
In response to the news that Governor Rauner will attempt to reject Syrian refugees from finding safety in Illinois, more...
Five Arrested after blockading Koch Carbon Petcoke Terminal in Chicago; Calling for Green Jobs Instead of Dangerous Fossil Fuels
CHICAGO, IL— Five community members and concerned citizens have been arrested following a blockade of the only two entrances to the Koch...
Racism on Campus is Nothing New. But New Student Movement Is
By Libero Della Piana As a first-year student at Brown University, twenty-five years ago, I was detained by campus...
Gov. Cuomo, Toyota and State Farm to Receive Top National Urban League Honors
Grammy Nominee Raheem Devaughn, NBC Anchor Sheinelle Jones Take The Stage For Equal Opportunity Dinner NEW YORK - New York...
