Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant Heads to Flint to Lead Environmental Justice Water Rally
Flint, MI - Dr. Jamal Bryant, Pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church of Baltimore, Maryland has assembled faith leaders, civil...
Month: February 2016
Pastor Hunter to U.N.: “More Blacks in Slavery Today Thanks to 13th Amendment”
Urges U.N. to fight for clause that retains slavery in U.S. By Chinta Strausberg Rev. Marvin G. Hunter, pastor of...
Metro Area Unemployment Rates Continue Rising; Job Growth Remains Slow
CHICAGO, IL –Illinois jobs decreased in six metropolitan areas and unemployment rates increased in eleven regions, according to data released...
African-Americans are Not Bystanders to America’s Economy
By Dr. William Spriggs As we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we think about African-Americans as agents...
Sanders Singles Out Top-10 Corporate Tax Dodgers
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Taking aim at how corporate America has rigged the economy, Democrat Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders on...
Illinois State Board of Education Seeks Sponsors/Sites for Summer Food Programs
Programs ensure low-income students are well fed when school is out SPRINGFIELD, IL – Though there is a chill in...
Suburban Substitute Teacher Charged With Abusing 10-Year-Old Student
A 56-year-old man who was working as a substitute teacher at a west suburban elementary school has been charged with...
2666, Robert Falls’ and Seth Bockley’s Stage Adaptation of Roberto Bolano’s Literary Masterpiece, Begins its Limited Run at Goodman Theatre February 6th
A free "Evening of Poetry of Bolano, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Eduardo Galeano" to be presented at the Poetry Foundation...
Andrew McCabe Named Deputy Director of the FBI
FBI Director James B. Comey has named Andrew McCabe as the Bureau’s new deputy director. Mr. McCabe most recently served...
State Senator Collins Votes to Support College Students as New Plan Passes Senate
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) voted yesterday, for the third time, to fund Monetary...
