Activist Sues Chicago Public Schools for Records on Firing of Mayoral Critic
CHICAGO, IL - After Chicago Public Schools (CPS) stonewalled his FOIA request and ignored follow-up from the Office of the...
Day: September 9, 2016
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Justice Department Survivor Tree Plaque Unveiling to Mark the 15th Anniversary of September 11
Washington, DC Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Good morning and thank you all for being here. It is a privilege...
Obama Administration Releases Resources for Schools, Colleges to Ensure Appropriate Use of School Resource Officers and Campus Police
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education released today new tools to improve school climates, ensure safety, and support student...
NAACP Protesters Fined For Voting Rights Sit-In
ROANOKE, VA - NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks and NAACP Youth & College Division Director Stephen Green...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, and Rep. Barbara Lee Commend Airbnb on Today’s Report to Address Discrimination Practices
The Popular On-line Booking Site Takes a 90-Day Review of Platform Practices Following Reports of Exclusions of African Americans and...
#TheBluestLie Collaborative Release Web App for Chicagoans to demand City Alderman take a stance on the Blue Lives Matter Ordinance.
CHICAGO, IL – #TheBluestLie Collaborative continues its campaign against City Ordinance #4878, to expand Hate Crimes legislation to provide protections...
Senator Kirk Statement on 15th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement marking the 15th anniversary of the September 11,...
Illinois State Police Traffic Stop Leads to Apprehension of Three Murder Suspects
DANVILLE, IL – On August 27, 2016, at approximately 4:57 a.m., an Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Trooper observed...
Madigan Releases New Information for Veterans
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued her updated guide of legal rights for Illinois service members and...
Colin Kaepernick Makes Me Wanna Holler and Throw Up Both My Hands
By Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Contributing Writer Nationwide -- I am not going to equivocate my thoughts about these United States...
