Anti-Prison Activists Stage Hunger Strike at University of Chicago
Students to hold 24-hour hunger strike in response to University’s contract with prison food vendor CHICAGO, IL – 10...
Month: May 2016
Multi-State Takedown of Gangster Disciples Members Announced
FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge J. Britt Johnson and officials from partner agencies announce the indictment of 32 suspected...
Failure to Pass Fair Tax Amendment Will Take High Human Toll in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The House failed to bring the Fair Tax Amendment (HJRCA 59) to a vote, missing the deadline...
Kids Who Haven’t Seen Their Moms for Months Will Ride Buses to Decatur and Logan Prisons for Mother’s Day Visits, No Thanks to Governor Rauner and the Budget Impasse
CHICAGO, IL. - Long overdue visits between moms and kids are happening this month after three groups--Cabrini Green Legal Aid...
Metropolitan Tenants Organization to present Dr. Timuel Black, Jr. with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Timuel Black, Jr. is a legendary civil rights activist who was instrumental in organizing the Freedom Trains from Chicago...
FBI Requests Public’s Help to Find Three Fugitives
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is requesting the public’s help in finding three fugitives of an alleged drug trafficking...
Race & Justice News: Challenging Racially Homogenous Juries in Tennessee and Kentucky
Race & Justice News -From The Sentencing Project Collateral Consequences Obama Administration "Bans the Box" for Many Federal Jobs...
Black Female Jazz Ensemble, Jazz In Pink, is Changing the Face of Jazz Music With Their Number One Single “Katgirl”
Leveling the Playing Field For Women in the Jazz Industry Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Jazz fans rejoice! The...
Illinois Regulator to Adopt New SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator Test
UST Adopted; No Additional Continuing Education The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking today...
Judge Sends Armed Carjacker To Prison For More Than 40 Years
PHILADELPHIA - Desmond Janqdhari, 29, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on May 2, 2016, to 481 months in prison for armed...
