FTC: Lending Club Misled People About Hidden Fees
Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC If you need to borrow money to consolidate credit card debt, make home...
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Victory for the NAACP DACA Lawsuit
It’s a day for celebration. Ruling on an NAACP-filed lawsuit, a federal court in Washington, D.C. rejected the Trump Administration’s...
State Senator Raoul Secures Stronger Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) passed two pieces of legislation this week that provide additional...
Attorney General Madigan Urges Federal Government Not Weaken CFPB’s Investigative Authority
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general to call on the...
Black Leaders Respond to Starbucks Effort to End Bias in its Company
Three African American Racial Justice Leaders Respond to Starbucks Effort to End Bias in its Company New York, NY (BlackNews.com)...
Cook County Board Approves Four Tax Incentives Designed to Support Economic Growth
Cook County Commissioners today approved four proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide...
71-Year Old White Woman Arrested for Attacking a Black Pregnant Soldier
Macon, GA — (BlackNews.com) Judy James Tucker, a 71-year old white woman, has been arrested and charged with battery after...
Publishers Clearing House Imposters Keep Coming
By Emma Fletcher Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Who wouldn’t love to be that winner you see...
State Senator Collins’ Measure Creates Council on Laws to Support Women and Girls
“We must seek to knock down the walls holding back our sisters and daughters.” SPRINGFIELD – To seek legislative...
Only African Americans Arrested Under Mississippi Gang Law: Race & Justice News
From the Sentencing Project Gang Enforcement Only African Americans Arrested Under Mississippi Gang Law From 2010 through 2017,...
