Racial Disparities in Police Use of Force Exceed Disparities in Arrests
From: The Sentencing Project A new report by the Center for Policing Equity finds that racial disparities in police use...
Day: July 18, 2016
President Obama Speaks on Shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. As all of you know now, this morning,...
Immigrant Rights Organizations, Latino, Progressive, and Asian Caucuses Call on City of Chicago to Protect Residents from Deportation
Measures Proposed in Chicago Push Back Against National Attack on Immigrant Communities as Anti-Immigrant and Xenophobic Rhetoric Takes Center Stage...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives 40th Annual Conference
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I want...
Madigan Names New Solicitor General
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she has appointed David L. Franklin to serve as the...
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Coming Together to Find Solutions
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama acknowledged that the aftermath of tragedies like we've seen in Dallas,...
Stevenson, Alabama, Police Chief Convicted of Civil Rights Offenses for Assaulting and Failing to Protect Arrestee
The Justice Department announced that a federal jury convicted the Chief of Police of Stevenson, Alabama, Daniel Winters, 56, of...
Lyrics to my Soul: Abuse Victim’s Raw, Soul-Spilling New Book Proves Boundless Healing Power of Music. Hailed “Very Inspirational” by Critics
Sheena Carter’s ‘Lyrics to my soul: Sometimes the Only Comfort the Soul Can Find is Through Music’ takes readers...
Treasurer Frerichs Returns Record-Setting $155 Million Through I-Cash Program
Average Return $2,900; One Estate Bequeathed $1.5 Million SPRINGFIELD, IL – The state treasurer’s office returned a record-setting $155...
Our Schools Remain Separate and Unequal
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League Every Student Succeeds When Schools Are Funded Fairly More...
