House Committee Approves Dunkin Legislation Fighting Discriminatory Employment Practices
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, passed a bill out of a House committee this week that...
Year: 2015
NAACP to Monitor Myrtle Beach for Discriminatory Practices During Black Bike Week
MYRTLYE BEACH, S.C. -- For the ninth year, the NAACP will conduct Operation Bike Week Justice to monitor discriminatory practices...
Marc Morial on “Policing Strategies” for the 21st Century
Statement of Marc H. Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) before the House Judiciary Committee on “Policing...
Kirk Applauds House Passage of His Anti-Trafficking Legislation to Stop Online Advertisers like Backpage.com
SAVE Act Makes it Unlawful to Knowingly Advertise Sex with a Minor Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Now Heads...
President Obama Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Head Start
President Barack Obama Statement: For millions of families, Head Start has been a lifeline. And for millions of kids, it’s been...
Five Plays by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writers
Five plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Subscribe to Steppenwolf's landmark 40th season and see five not-to-miss plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning...
2015 R&D STEM Learning Exchange Challenges Showcase Event
Students from 17 Illinois high schools to demonstrate solutions to real-world Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) problems CHICAGO, IL...
Experts Find Illinois Inflicting Needless Pain & Suffering on Sick Prisoners
From: Uptown People’s Law Center 60% of Non-Violent Deaths Show “Significant lapses in care,†Says Just-Released Study CHICAGO – The...
Immigrant Coalition Announces a Prayer Vigil and Immigration Advocacy Visit to Washington D.C.
Will hold a press conference today, 5/20/15 at the Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, at 10:30 a.m. CHICAGO,...
The Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of Head Start
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement celebrating...
