The Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Potential Attorney General is “Deeply Troubling”: NAACP
BALTIMORE, MD – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions...
Month: November 2016
Jewish Activists Gather to Call on Chicago’s Jewish United Fund to Denounce Appointment of White Nationalist Steve Bannon
Protest part of growing national chorus of progressive Jews urging communal institutions to break silence on bigotry of Trump appointments The march,...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Recent Statistics Suggest That 2016 Has Been an Especially Dangerous Year for Police Officers
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch statement on the recent acts of violence and ambush style shooting of law enforcement officers:...
Tri-Caucus Leadership Condemns Selection of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)...
Former Madison County Deputy Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Lying Under Oath to Obstruct Investigation into Beating
HUNTSVILLE – A federal judge sentenced former Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Watson to three years in prison for lying...
New Paper Investigates Black Teens’ Interactions with Chicago Police
5-year research project with Chicago Black high school students about police experiences, reveals surveillance, alienation, and impunity CHICAGO, IL...
Illinois’ First Competency-Based Learning Pilot Launches With Call for Applications
Pilot program will allow 12 innovative school districts to replace high school graduation course requirements with a competency-based learning system...
National Urban League President and CEO Issues Statement Regarding Nominee Senator Sessions for U.S. Attorney General
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the nominee Senator Jeff Sessions for...
Cook County Building & Zoning Announces Online Permitting for Businesses, Residents
Overhauls outdated paper process with digital service for unincorporated areas In order to improve customer service and efficiency for...
Gene Siskel Film Center Presents First Chicago Run of the New Restoration of Julie Dash’s Landmark African American Feature, Daughters of The Dust
Presented one week only, November 25-December 1 “A film of spellbinding visual beauty…an extended, wildly lyrical meditation on the power of African cultural iconography and the spiritual...
