Illinois Awarded Federal Funds to Help Crack Down on Drug-Impaired Drivers
SPRINGFIELD, IL -The Governor’s Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility has awarded the Illinois Department of...
Month: May 2016
Housing “Pilot Program” or “Token Program”?
Activists Say Mayor’s New Program for the Homeless is About Optics, Not Seriously Addressing the Issues After...
Biography of Chicago Defender is Incredible Story of a Powerhouse Defender of Black Rights – But, There’re ‘Several Nitpicks and One Major Issue’
By Todd Steven Burroughs A review of Ethan Michaeli's new book, The Defender: How The Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America:...
“Pimp” Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Used hotel rooms he had access to because of his work as a military contractor DALLAS — Kenneth Richardson, 33,...
NAACP Statement on Use of ‘N-word’ at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement about remarks made at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner...
Ten Local Television Celebrities to Host the Chinese American Service League’s 27th Annual Dinner Gala at The Field Museum—Featuring China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
CHICAGO, IL — The Chinese American Service League (CASL) will be hosting its 27th Annual Dinner Gala on Wednesday, May...
New Book Addresses Stereotypes that say Minorities are Unattractive, Uneducated, Loud, Violent, Single, Poor and Lazy
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Jessica M. McEachern, MA, MSW says she wrote Societal Perceptions to help people connect with various experiences...
5% of Boeing Stock Holders Vote for Resolution Challenging Arms Sales to Israel
The Boeing Company held its annual stockholders meeting in Chicago. Members of the Anti-War Committee – Chicago (AWC) had submitted...
Kirk Demands Answers, Accountability from Newly Confirmed Veterans Affairs Inspector General
Demands IG Take Independent, Aggressive Role in Protecting Whistleblowers and Rooting Out VA Corruption WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mark...
Former DEA Agent Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion And Witness Tampering
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Samuel Murad (62, Clearwater) has pleaded guilty to...
