California Voters Pass Proposition 47 Sentencing Reform
From Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project We applaud the voters of California for passing Proposition 47, a ballot measure that...
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Clergy For Quinn: An Open Letter to the African American Community – YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE
From Clergy For Quinn Tuesday, November 4th, is election day. On Thursday, October 30th, more than 200 African American clergy,...
“We Can Win With Quinn: We Will Win Once Again With Quinnâ€: African American Community Call to Action for Pat Quinn
Rev. Dr. Clay Evans, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Congressmen Danny K. Davis and Bobby Rush; State Senator Donne Trotter,...
Petition to Raise Voluntary Reparations for Slavery Through a Lottery
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Reparations Labor Union (RLU) proposes that the African-American descendants of slaves receive voluntary reparations through a...
City Budget Hearings: Chicagoans Have Questions About Chicago Police Militarization & Misconduct
Community organizers ask aldermen, media to get answers at Chicago Police budget hearings, likely to take place this week CHICAGO,...
American Muslims To Hold Protest Rally October 26th Protesting the Death Sentence of Shiite Muslim Cleric, Sheikh Nimr
Free Sheikh Nimr†Demonstration, Sunday, October 26, 2014″ ELMHURST, IL - UNITED FOR NIMR, a grass root group, will hold...
Two Months, No Special Prosecutor: Demand Gov. Nixon and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster Appoint a Special Prosecutor to Investigate Michael Brown’s Shooting
Demand the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate Michael Brown's shooting From: Cornell William Brooks President and CEO NAACP...
“Juanita’s Perspectives”: African Americans Must Turnout in Numbers for the 2014 Midterm Elections
By Juanita Bratcher Author, Publisher & CEO, CopyLine Magazine There is strength in numbers and the whole idea should...
‘Souls to the Polls’ Made a Big Hit in Chicago
By Chinta Strausberg With the General Election just two-weeks away, a diverse, interfaith coalition of more than 600 people made...
Former Police Officer Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison For Attack on 89-Year-Old Man
A former Chicago Police Officer has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting an elderly man during an...
