#FedUpFriday: CPS Students Rally Against Budget Cuts Today at Thompson Center
CHICAGO, IL - Students from CPS schools all over the city will rally today, Friday, February 26th, at the Thompson...
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Stolen Lives Families Speak Out Over Denial of Permit for Public Event at the State of Illinois Building March 2
From: Stop Mass Incarceration Network - Chicago A permit has been denied by the State of Illinois Building/Thompson Center for...
President Obama’s Plan to Close the Prison at Guantanamo Bay
Roosevelt Room President Barack Obama's remarks in its entirety Good morning, everybody. In our fight against terrorists like al Qaeda...
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Today, mental health advocates will deliver body bags full of testimonies about the disastrous impact of clinic closures. "Body Bag...
Civil Rights Leaders Present Agenda to Presidential Candidates Clinton and Sanders
Presidential candidate briefing news coverage As part of an ongoing engagement with presidential candidates to develop am agenda for...
New Data Shows African-Americans Disproportionately Affected by Hunger, Poverty
Washington, D.C. – African-Americans continue to suffer disproportionately high rates of hunger and poverty compared to other Americans, according to...
Legislators and Grassroots Leaders Release the People’s Agenda, A People-Focused Alternative to the Turnaround Agenda
On the eve of Rauner’s Budget Address, Groups Lays Out New Vision to Put People Back on the Agenda in...
Hillary Clinton to Meet With Civil Rights Leaders
Opening ReMARCs By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League Civil Rights Briefings for Presidential Candidates Begin Tuesday...
FBI Arrests All Remaining Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
At approximately 9:40 a.m. (Pacific) on Thursday, February 11, 2016, the FBI brought three of the remaining Malheur National Wildlife...
Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Bring Constitutional Policing to Ferguson, Missouri
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the...
