ILBCF: Ammons’ Bill Curbs Exorbitant Inmate Calling Charges
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, says telephone calls placed by inmates in Illinois correctional facilities are...
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NAACP Statement on the 53rd Anniversary of the March on Washington
Baltimore, MD – The NAACP issued the following statement in observance of the 53rd Anniversary of the March on Washington....
Sanders Opposes Dakota Access Pipeline
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement in support of grassroots and legal efforts to...
Madigan Sues Drugmaker Insys for Deceptive Sales of Opioid Painkiller
Attorney General Madigan Accuses Drug Company of Selling Cancer Pain Medication to Non-Cancer Patients to Turn a Profit CHICAGO,...
Unemployment Rates Decrease in Twelve Metro Areas
Much of Downstate still suffering job losses CHICAGO, IL –Twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year...
NAACP Statement on Houston Protest by White Supremacists
Baltimore, MD - The National NAACP issued the following statement in response to a protest held outside the Houston branch...
Black Lives Matter Collaborates With Planned Parenthood – The Zenith of Oxymoron
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The African American community was once viewed as the conscience of the nation but has now paid...
Award-Winning Civil Rights Journalist and Black Press Columnist George Curry Dead at 69
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire) - Pioneering Civil rights and Black political journalist George E. Curry, the reputed dean of...
NAACP Statement on Flooding in Louisiana
Baltimore, MD – The NAACP issued the following statement in response to the floods ravaging communities across Louisiana. We at...
New Employee Sick Leave Act Supports Families, Creates Flexibility for Workers Caring for Loved Ones
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) announced that her Employee Sick Leave Act has been...
