NAACP Statement on the 2017 Academy Award Nominations
LOS ANGELES, CA — The NAACP released the following statement following the announcement of the nominees for the 89th Annual...
Month: January 2017
Illinois State Board of Education Finalizes Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Recommendations for Providers of Public Education Services Statewide
State Board requests increase of $266.4 million over fiscal year 2017 levels SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board...
Unemployment Rates Fall in All Metro Areas
Unemployment Rates Remain Higher than National Average in All 14 Illinois Metro Areas CHICAGO, IL –All of Illinois’ metropolitan...
Charles Ogletree to Receive NAACP Chairman’s Award
NAACP Chairman’s Award to be Presented to Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. at 48th NAACP Image Awards Ceremony...
A New Malcolm X Movie to be Released This Year
San Antonio, TX (BlackNews.com) - A Black Muslim, an ex-convict, a gifted orator, a skilled debater who stands as one...
The American Muslims for Palestine: Trump’s ‘Carte Blanche’ Attitude Toward Israeli Policies Not Good for United States
From: The American Muslims for Palestine WASHINGTON D.C. –The American Muslims for Palestine, a national education organization, today is expressing...
Voter Fraud is a Myth. Voter Suppression is Not.
BALTIMORE, MD— NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement on January 25: “Today, President Donald Trump...
Community Leaders to Blast Trump Call for “Sending in the FEDS” to Chicago
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression will hold a press conference today, Thursday, January 26th, at the Trinity...
Chicagoans Push Mayor & Council to Expand Sanctuary Further in Defiance of Trump
Organizers say "It’s the efforts to defend Black lives and protect migrant rights that make our cities safer, not Trump’s...
Speaker Madigan Prioritizes State Budget, Economic Reforms that Strengthen Middle Class
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, D-Chicago, issued the following statement after Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of...
