Disenfranchisement News: Gov. McAuliffe Restores Voting Rights of More Than 5,100 People
(From The Sentencing Project) Virginia Governor restores voting rights of more than 5,100 people In the past year, Virginia Governor...
Year: 2015
Attorney General Holder to Receive NAACP Chairman’s Award at the 46th NAACP Image Awards
Two-Hour Special Airs Live on Friday, February 6 on TV One at 9:00 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) One-Hour Pre-Show Airs...
Book Encourages Black Biz to Pursue Government Contracts
Small Business Coach, Cal Stevens, Pens Book on Obtaining Government Contracts Atlanta, GA -- al Stevens, a small business consultant...
Representative Duckworth, US Army Iraq Veteran Honored With The Abraham Lincoln Veteran Champion Award
CHICAGO, IL -- In a career spanning over 23 years as an officer, leader of veterans’ services, and as a...
Fioretti to Unveil Parking Ticket Amnesty Ordinance at Wednesday Council Meeting
CHICAGO, IL – During Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting, Ald. Bob Fioretti will submit a parking ticket amnesty ordinance (see...
Congressional Black Caucus to Travel to Ferguson to Commemorate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Show Support for Community
WASHINGTON, D.C.– On Sunday, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01) will welcome a delegation of ten Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members...
Attorney General Holder Urges Improved Data Reporting on Both Shootings of Police Officers and Use of Force by the Police
In a speech at a Justice Department ceremony honoring the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Attorney General Eric Holder...
Vice President Biden Announces $25 Million in Funding for Cybersecurity Education at HBCUs
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and White House Science Advisor John Holdren are traveling to Norfolk...
Howard Morgan freed Wednesday but…”Ten-year struggle†still a legal nightmare
By Chinta Strausberg After fighting for three-years to free her husband from prison, Rosalind Morgan, the wife of former Chicago...
Northwestern Law to Present Collaboraction’s Crime Scene Chicago 2015: Let Hope Rise for Free on Jan. 21 as Part of Martin Luther King D.R.E.A.M. Week
CHICAGO, IL - Collaboraction has updated its acclaimed theatrical docudrama, Crime Scene Chicago 2015: Let Hope Rise, a reaction to...
