Hailing a Cab While Black? It’s Still a Problem
Op-Ed By Ben Jealous Former President and CEO of the NAACP If you had to guess the single strongest factor...
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NAACP Applauds South Carolina State Legislature for Voting to Remove Confederate Battle Flag
Washington, DC -- Today, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted 94-20 to remove the Confederate battle flag from public...
City of Chicago ‘Respect Your Taxi Driver’ Campaign Reminds Battery of a Taxicab Driver is a Class 3 Felony
Aims to Keep Drivers Safe and Call Attention to the Consequences of Violence Towards Taxi Drivers “Be Polite, Not Violent...
Major Obama Fundraiser Joins Draft Biden National Finance Team
Shiva Sarram, a major fundraiser for President Barack Obama, joins the Draft Biden 2016 national finance team. This comes just...
New Report Examines Issues, Strategies for Dealing with Urban Flooding in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The prevalence and costs associated with urban flooding in Illinois, along with strategies and recommendations for minimizing...
Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Producer Bunny Sigler Releases New Single “Buttermilk And Cornbread” Featuring Instant Funk Out July 7th
Remix Produced by Joe Gallagher, Saint Man, Bunny Sigler, and Instant Funk Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Four-time Grammy winning...
Attorney General Lynch Announces Federal Marriage Benefits Available to Same-Sex Couples Nationwide
Attorney General Lynch announced today that federal marriage benefits will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court...
Munger to Appeal Court Ruling Denying Payment to State Employees
Comptroller seeks to pay workers for services provided CHICAGO, IL - Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger released the following statement Tuesday...
Attorney General Madigan’s Statement on Court’s Ruling to Authorize Payments for Critical Services During Budget Impasse
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued the following statement in response to Judge Diane Larsen’s ruling yesterday...
President Obama’s Remarks on Progress in the Fight Against ISIL
President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. Â I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend -- especially our men and women...
