“… Eradicating Poverty is One of the Greatest Challenges of the 21st Century…”: Marc H. Morial
A Visit to Urban League Affiliate Tackling Poverty By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League ...
Day: April 5, 2016
Kirk Bill Prohibits Transfer of Gitmo Detainees to Terror Hotspots
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) introduced a bill to permanently prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to...
How More Than 10,000 Families Were Set Free From the Perils of Drug Abuse
Florida Grass-Root Organization, Mothers In Crisis, Inc., Delivering Hope and Healing for 25 Years Due to the Passion and Vision...
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District and Field Museum Announce Local Teams of Artists and Non-Profits to Create Gathering Spaces Along City’s South Lakefront
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District and officials with the Field Museum of Natural History today announced that five gathering spaces within...
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to Headline International Black Organization’s 2-Day Conference
BUSI to Present Leadership Conference at Tennessee State University Nashville, TN (BlackNews.com) -- Black United Summit International (BUSI) will present...
Houston Psychiatrist Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison for Role in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Houston psychiatrist was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for her role in a $158 million Medicare fraud...
Chicago ICE Director Demands Two Fathers Self-Deport Days Before Supreme Court Case That Would Give Them Relief
With the President’s Executive Action in court, area parents fight deportation in order to benefit from it. A community...
First Lady Michelle Obama to Address 2016 Graduating Seniors
As part of her Reach Higher initiative, Mrs. Obama will deliver the commencement addresses at Jackson State University in Jackson,...
What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family: Fact Sheet
Obama Administration Releases Scientific Assessment on Impact of Climate Change to Human Health in the United States Delivering on another...
NAACP Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold “One Person, One Vote”
BALTIMORE – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks released the following statement about today’s Supreme Court decision on voter...
