Civil Rights Leaders in Selma to Launch Voting Rights Initiative for People Impacted by the Criminal Justice System
Nationwide, 100 million people have criminal records and six million are disenfranchised by state laws. SELMA, Ala. - Thousands of...
Month: February 2018
Election 2018: Another Stop on the Chisholm Trail?
By Kelly Dittmar and Glynda Carr Shirley Chisholm Fifty years ago, Shirley Chisholm campaigned successfully to become the first...
Faked Support for School Closures Underscores Why Chicago Needs an Elected, Representative School Board
Emanuel school execs used contractors, cronies to fabricate support for closing Englewood public high schools, covering up years of...
Madigan Announces Settlement With Takata Air Bag Manufacturer
Madigan & 45 Attorneys General File Settlement Over Exploding Air Bags CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
50 Years After Fair Housing Act, We Still Have a Long Way to Go
OpEd: 50 Years After Fair Housing Act, We Still Have a Long Way to Go By Jeffrey W. Hicks Jeffrey W....
Two New Mexico Men Facing Federal Charges Arising From Social Media School Shooting Threats
ALBUQUERQUE – The FBI has filed federal charges against two New Mexico men for using social media platforms to post...
Goodman Theatre Adds Six Performances of Sarah Delappe’s Smash Sensation, The Wolves
Vanessa Stalling's "Highly Recommended" (Sun-Times) Production Now Extended Through March 18 CHICAGO, IL - Audiences now have more chances to...
Judge Rules Florida’s Rights Restoration Process is Unconstitutional
Disenfranchisement News By Marc Mauer Sentencing Project Florida Judge rules Florida's rights restoration process is unconstitutional U.S. District Judge Mark...
Letting Demons do Battle With Demons
By Elder Raymond C Christian <sirrcccapt@msn.com> To:Chaplain of the Senate Washington, DC "A Blessing to be Picked Out...
Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced For Stealing Funds Which Resulted In Closing Of Credit Union
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Norma Gold, 57, of Eldred, PA, who was...
