Legislators and Grassroots Leaders Release the People’s Agenda, A People-Focused Alternative to the Turnaround Agenda
On the eve of Rauner’s Budget Address, Groups Lays Out New Vision to Put People Back on the Agenda in...
Day: February 17, 2016
State Senator Raoul Joins Petition to Appoint Special Prosecutor for LaQuan McDonald Case
Court appointee would take over prosecution of officer accused of killing Laquan McDonald SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus to Host Press Conference Following the Governor’s Budget Address
Following Governor Rauner’s budget address, members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus will hold a press conference to give...
VP Candidate, Chicago Activists to Hold Press Conference on Flint Water Crisis, Police Brutality, Deportations
Vice-Presidential candidate Lamont Lilly, along with Philadelphia activists Pam & Ramona Africa, and Chicago activists Daphne Jackson and Patricia Linarez,...
New Book Reveals the Truth About Ferguson, Missouri’s Ongoing White Supremacy
Jamala Rogers, author of "Ferguson is America: Roots of Rebellion" says that Ferguson city officials continue to refuse to acknowledge...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening to Firebomb Two Mosques and Shoot Worshippers
The Justice Department announced that Martin Alan Schnitzler, 43, pleaded guilty to a hate crime in the Middle District of...
llinois Lottery Launches New Special Olympics Game
100% of Profits Support Special Olympic Sports Programs in Illinois CHICAGO, IL – In front of an enthusiastic crowd at...
Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce to Host Quarterly Workshop in Atlanta Featuring Business and Life Coach Orrin Hudson
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - The Georgia Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce announces its workshop Winning Moves to Succeed in Business and...
Sanders Campaigns in South Carolina, Criminal Justice and Civil Rights TV Ad Set to Air
CHARLESTON, S.C. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his White House campaign back to South Carolina on Tuesday with two...
Tony Award-Winning Actor Blair Brown Joins Cast of Mary Page Marlowe by Ensemble member Tracy Letts
Casting complete for Steppenwolf World Premiere March 31 - May 29, 2016 CHICAGO, IL– Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced acclaimed...
