NAACP Calls For Accountability, Arrest, and Prosecution in the Face of Persistent Police Violence
The NAACP issued the following statement regarding the need for greater accountability and justice regarding police violence. BALTIMORE—We join...
Day: May 9, 2017
UNCF Response to HBCU Capital Financing Program Reference in President Trump’s Budget Signing Statement
WASHINGTON, DC— UNCF issued the following statement on President Trump’s signing statement of the FY 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which...
Speaker Madigan: “…Families in Our Communities Have Lost Critical Services as a Result of the Budget Impasse”
Statement from Speaker Michael Madigan SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “For nearly...
NYU Appoints Lisa M. Coleman as Chief Diversity Officer
As NYUs Inaugural CDO, Coleman to Lead Efforts to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring, Admissions, and Culture ...
Attorney General Madigan Settles With Prepaid Wireless Service
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a settlement with wireless phone company, PlatunumTel Communications (PTEL), after it...
Ensemble Espanol Heats Up the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie With “Raices – Yesterday is Tomorrow” Performances June 16-18
Three World Premieres by Madrid’s Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez Featured in Exciting Program Celebrating the Company’s Past, Present and...
University of Chicago Student Library Employees File Petition to Unionize
CHICAGO, IL – A coalition of University of Chicago student library workers filed a petition to become one of the...
Former Rutherford County Sheriff Sentenced On Federal Corruption Charges
Former Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold, 41, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was sentenced today to 50 months in prison, followed by...
Massive Strike Against Violent Street Gangs in San Diego County Results in Federal Charges Against 140-plus Gang Members and Associates in Less Than Three Months
Sixteen members and associates of Escondido-based Diablos street gang are charged with firearms and methamphetamine trafficking in most recent case...
