KC Paramedic Indicted for Stealing Fentanyl, Morphine from Ambulances
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department paramedic has been indicted by a federal grand jury for...
Month: April 2018
Database Center Helps Minority Students Find Scholarships They Can Actually Win!
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Now, more than ever, a college degree is an essential prerequisite for achieving upward mobility. Unfortunately, for...
Black Women’s Roundtable Release its Fifth Annual Report on Status of Black Women, “Time For Power Shift”
Report Sites Progress, Accomplishments, Potential and Challenges for Black Women in 2018 WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, March 28th, the...
Common, Danny Glover, Andrew Young, Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III, Civil Rights, Labor and Faith Leaders to Launch “I AM 2018” Movement in Memphis
Tens of Thousands Expected to Descend Upon City April 2-4 to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Sanitation Strike and Assassination of...
Report: Emanuel’s New Graduation Requirements Shortchange Students While CPS Undermines Career/Tech Ed Path to Living Wage Work
From: Chicago Teachers Union CPS must reinvest in rather than continue to scale back career/technical ed programs, while mayor...
36 Illinois Groups Support New Payday Loan Protections
Joint statement from Woodstock Institute, Heartland Alliance, Shriver Center, Illinois PIRG CHICAGO, IL — Thirty-six Illinois organizations declared their...
State Rep. Welch Measure Raises Home Care Workers’ Take-Home Pay
HILLSIDE, IL – To ensure top quality services are granted for Illinois’ seniors and improve the lives of caregivers, Illinois...
NAACP Condemns Latest Injustices Surrounding Fatal Police-Involved Shootings around Nation
BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Jails Mom on Her 18th Birthday
As ICE Continues to Violate Child Protection Laws, Young Mother Joins NIJC Class-Action Lawsuit WASHINGTON, D.C. – A teen mother...
Auditor General Announces Second Audit, Crespo and Others Urge Attorney General to Investigate HFS Medicaid Spending
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, sent a letter urging Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to...
