Young People Can Impact the World by ‘Standing on the Shoulders’ of Mentors
By Edna Kane-Williams When Jajuan Chain, a history major at Morehouse College in Atlanta, needed to interview someone for a...
Year: 2016
JEC Dems & Congressional Black Caucus Updated Black History Month Report Shows Need for Congress to Act on Economic Issues Facing Black Community
WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of Black History Month, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)...
FBI Warns of Online Dating Scams
Criminals Looking to Steal Your Money Through Promises of Love and Companionship Via Money Transfer Services; Report Scams to www.ic3.gov...
Writer Jamie Kalven Wins Polk Award for Local Reporting on Laquan McDonald
Chicago-based Invisible Institute founder uncovered autopsy report that countered police narrative of teen’s shooting death CHICAGO, IL - Writer...
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
At approximately 9:40 a.m. (Pacific) on Thursday, February 11, 2016, the FBI brought three of the remaining Malheur National Wildlife...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: “…I am Deeply Saddened by the Shooting in Hartford County, Maryland, That Took the Lives of Two Long-Serving Sheriff’s Deputies…”
U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch's statement on fatal shooting of two law enforcement officials in Hartford County, Maryland - Maryland...
Lincoln Park High Students Plan Walkout Against CPS Budget Cuts
CHICAGO, IL - Students from Lincoln Park High School will walk out of class and meet outside in the mall...
President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate John B. King as Secretary of Education
President Barack Obama's Statement: “Since joining the Department of Education, John has worked to build on the progress our...
Madigan Announces $22.5 Million Morgan Stanley Settlement
Attorney General Madigan Settlement Over Mortgage-Backed Securities Recovers Funds for State’s Pension Systems CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
Civil Rights Icon and Entertainer Harry Belafonte Endorses Sanders for President
MILWAUKEE - Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of civil rights icon and entertainer Harry Belafonte. “I would suggest...
