Ohio’s Largest-Ever Wrongful Conviction Verdict Upheld
Cleveland slammed by judge for evading responsibility for 2013 award, upping the ante to $14.6M David Ayers spent 11-1/2 years...
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Peacefully Marching Prisoners Tear-gased, Zip-Tied, and Left Out in Rain in Retaliation
From: Michigan Prisoner Abolition KINCHELOE, MI - More than two weeks after prisoners at Kinross Correctional Facility participated in...
Microsoft Recruiting DC Area Black Tech Professionals
The hiring demand for black tech professionals continues - next up, the Washington, DC Area! Special VIP Hiring Event for...
Preckwinkle Unveils FY 2017 Executive Budget Recommendation
Proposal would close budget shortfall and avoid cuts to public safety services through staffing reductions & additional revenue, but commit...
Public Hearings Scheduled to Guide ISBE’s Budget Planning for Fiscal Year 2018
State education leaders urge parents, educators, students to provide feedback on budget at hearings in Springfield, Chicago, and Granite City...
IDoA Announces Start of Medicare Open Enrollment Period
Senior Health Insurance Program offers free one-on-one assistance SPRINGFIELD, IL – Saturday, October 15th marks the beginning of the annual...
NAACP Theatre Awards Modifies Nominee Announcement
Beverly Hills, CA (BlackNews.com) – The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch Theatre Viewing Committee updates their announcements of nominees for the...
Memory: The Re-Birth of A Racist Nation
By Keith Magee In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson hosted a special White House screening of D.W. Griffith's "The...
National Center Policy Analysis Reaction to Second Presidential Debate Finance
By James H. Amos, Jr. NCPA President & CEO The second presidential debate highlighted the cavernous differences...
Record 6.1 Million Americans Barred From Voting in November Due to Felony Convictions
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project I’m pleased to share a new study on felony disenfranchisement by The Sentencing Project....
