Investigation Reveals Arbitrary Process of Voting Rights Restoration
Disenfranchisement News: The Sentencing Project Florida Jeb Bush approved only one-fifth of the 385K applications for civil rights submitted while...
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Madigan, FTC & States Announce Nationwide Crackdown Against Abusive Debt Collectors
30 New Actions Targeting Illegal Practices Such as Phony Debt Collection & Threats of Arrest & Wage Garnishment WASHINGTON,...
Bernie Sanders: This is Unconscionable in America – Sign the Petition in Support of Justice is Not for Sale Act
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Today in America, shamefully, we have more people in jail than any other country on earth....
Four Columbus Gang Members Plead Guilty to Murder
COLUMBUS, OH—Four Columbus men pleaded guilty to murder in connection to a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known...
AARP Launches Accountability Effort for Presidential Candidates
Voters Expect Those Running for President to 'Take a Stand' on the Future of Social Security Washington, DC- AARP launched...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at 84th Interpol General Assembly
Kigali Rwanda Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Thank you, President Ballestrazzi, for that kind introduction – and for your tireless...
NAACP Begins Planning 107th Annual Convention
BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has begun the planning process for its...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield’s Statement on the Death of Former CBC Member Augustus “Gus” Savage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the passing of...
U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $300,000 to Support the National Urban League’s New Entrepreneurship Center Program in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD - The National Urban League, already set to attract $4.2 million in economic impact to the city...
Bread for the World Applauds President Obama’s Call to ‘Ban the Box’
Washington, D.C. – Bread for the World applauds President Obama’s decision to prohibit federal agencies from asking prospective government employees...
