Americans Slowly Starting to Climb Out of Poverty, According to New Census Data
(From Fito Moreno) Bread for the World The Census Bureau revealed that in 2013 poverty  started to decrease for the...
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Look Out For Fake Government Emails, Warns Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, IL - Scammers are sending emails claiming to be from the Social Security Administration, Service Canada and other organizations....
Radio One DC Announces News and Community Affairs Director Ebony McMorris Succeeds the Late Sheila Stewart
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Radio One DC announces Ebony McMorris as the new News and Community Affairs Director for Majic 102.3,...
Obama Administration Partners with Private Sector on New Commitments to Slash Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gases and Catalyze Global HFC Phase Down: FACT SHEET
The Obama Administration is committed to taking responsible steps to slow the effects of climate change so we leave behind...
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
President Barack Obama sent the following nominations to the Senate: Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be...
Rogers Park Residents Call on Bank to Donate ‘Community House’ to Nonprofit Land Trust
Community members in Rogers Park are rallying to stop the eviction of the Calvillo-Ortiz family and preserve what has become...
Disenfranchisement News: Florida ACLU Defends Voting Rights in Jail
(From The Sentencing Project) Florida Voting Rights in Jail The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida recently sent letters to...
We Charge Genocide To Present Report on Chicago Police to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva
CHICAGO, IL - This November, a new Chicago group, We Charge Genocide, will send six organizers to present a report...
NAACP Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 13, 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law, forging a national...
The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal Reminds College Students to Make Fire Safety a Priority
September, Campus Fire Safety Month in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL – As thousands of college students head off to college, the...
