Ben Baker Wrongful Conviction Overturned; Released from Robinson Correctional
Exoneration Project client Ben Baker, a Chicago resident who has spent over 10 years wrongfully imprisoned on false charges of...
Day: January 16, 2016
Legendary Civil Rights and Peace Activist Diane Nash to Deliver MLK Jr. Keynote Address at Northwestern University
Talk by Civil Rights/Peace Activist to Honor Dr. King's Legacy Diane Nash featured in a week of events honoring...
President Obama to Award National Medals of Science and the National Medals of Technology and Innovation
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, January 22, the President will award National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology...
Congressional Black Caucus Calls for Immediate Federal Funding for the City of Flint, Michigan Water Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement in response to the Flint, Michigan...
Pfleger Holds Silent “Peace Walk” Stops to Pray for Slain Gang Leader and Dozens of Murdered Youth
“King would be outraged over the killing” By Chinta Strausberg In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and...
Taxicab Operator Sentenced To 12 Months And A Day For Falsifying Titles Of Salvaged Cars And Re-Using Them As Taxis On Chicago Streets
CHICAGO, IL — A Northbrook man was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in federal prison for illegally...
Sanders: Stop the Wall Street to Washington Revolving Door
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday said he would stop the revolving door between Wall Street and...
BYP100 Leads March to Reclaim MLK and Build Black Futures
CHICAGO- On Saturday, January 16th The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter in coordination with Assata's Daughters and Black...
Cedric Chatman, Bettie Jones, LaQuan McDonald, Ronnieman, Quintonio & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Black Lives Matter The video showing the murder of Cedrick Chatman by Officer Kevin Fry was ordered to be...
Comedy Night at VLA
The Parent Leadership Council of Village Leadership Academy is hosting a Comedy Night Fundraiser on Saturday, January 23rd. (No,...
