Kirk Statement on Escape of Drug Kingpin “El Chapo†Guzman
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after Joaquin “El Chapo†Guzman escaped for the...
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Senator Kirk Statement on the Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today after the United States and other world powers...
President Obama Grants Commutations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 46 individuals. •   Jerry Allen Bailey – Charlotte, NC...
New NNPA Chair: ‘We’re Going to Flex Our Muscles’
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - When America's first Black newspaper was published on March 16, 1827, Black people were...
Munger: State Payroll Processing Complete for July 15
Employee pay continues uninterrupted CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Monday announced that her office has finished...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Keynote Address at The National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ 39th Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN
Remarks as prepared for delivery Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today.  I want...
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Breaks Ground on Job Center at Site of Ferguson Unrest
From the ashes of a Ferguson, Mo., convenience store burned in the unrest following Michael Brown’s death will rise the...
Kirk, Dent Call on President Obama to Nominate a Permanent VA Inspector General to Oversee Scandal-Plagued Agency
Permanent IG Position Has Been Vacant Since 2013 Pattern of Agency Misconduct and Corruption with No Accountability Needs to Change...
NAACP Ends Boycott of South Carolina
PHILADELPHIA, PA – At the NAACP 106th National Convention, the National Board of Directors voted to end the 15 year...
ReMARCs – OneNationOneFlag: Uniting Around the U.S. Flag, Rejecting Symbols of Hate
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League In just under three weeks, since the National Urban League launched...
