Black Lives Matter Responds to Firing of Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy
Black Lives Matter statement: Chicago views the firing of Superintendent Garry McCarthy as a victory and as testament to the...
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Immigrant Father Files Petition to InterAmerican Human Rights Commission Against U.S. and Mexican Governments Hours Before his Scheduled Deportation
Manuel Roman is a father of two U.S. citizens who is scheduled to be deported tomorrow. The petition alleges that...
President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC - President Barack Obama nominated Steven Nathan Berk and Judge Elizabeth Carroll Wingo to serve on the Superior...
Kirk, Manchin & Rubio Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Reinforce Iran Sanctions by State and Local Governments
WASHINGTON, DC – As international inspectors prepare to release what’s likely to be a controversial “final assessment” of Iran’s nuclear...
BYP100 Official Statement on the Firing of CPD Police Supt. Garry McCarthy
The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) is pleased to learn that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken one necessary step towards...
San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
SACRAMENTO, CA — Nicholas Michael Teausant, 22, of Acampo, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support or resources...
NAACP President Cornell William Brooks Arrested During Chicago Protest
CHICAGO, IL – NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks led members of the Westside and Southside NAACP branches,...
State Senator Collins Calls for Appointment of Special Prosecutor, Accountability for State’s Attorney and Anyone Involved in McDonald Cover-Up
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement calling for a bold, swift...
Senate Black Caucus Chairman Senator Emil Jones III’s Laquan McDonald Statement
The Chicago Police Department released a horrifying video of Officer Jason Van Dyke gunning down a 17-year-old African-American boy,...
Accountant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $130,000 from Illinois Medical District Commission
CHICAGO, IL —A senior accountant at the Illinois Medical District Commission pleaded guilty to charges she embezzled more than $130,000...
