President Obama and Vice President Biden Statements on the Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. Â This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley...
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U.S. Attorney General Lynch Delivers Remarks on the Shooting Incident in Charleston, South Carolina
Remarks as delivered Good morning. Before we begin today’s announcement, I want to take a moment to address the heartbreaking...
National Black Church Initiative Calls the Black Church Shooting in Charleston an Assassination
Victims Killed Because They Were Black WASHINGTON, DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000...
A Massacre. A Hate Crime
From: Cornell Williams Brooks President & CEO, NAACP You've likely heard the news: Nine parishioners were murdered last night while...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield Responds to Shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in...
Race & Justice News: Connecticut Struggles to Reform Drug-Free-Zone Law
Race & Justice News The Sentencing Project Reforms Connecticut Struggles to Reform Drug-Free-Zone Law The Connecticut legislature was unable to...
Prayer Vigil to be Held Today in Chicago for Charleston, S.C. Church Shooting Victims
A prayer vigil/meeting is being held today, Thursday, JUNE 18, 2015, 12 noon, at the Greater Institutional African Methodist Episcopal...
Arrested Trauma Center Protesters Go to Court Today
Community leaders, and University of Chicago students and Alumni and allies will hold a Press Conference, June 18, 2015, at...
Foreign Lottery Scam Steals $80,000 from West Suburban Man, Leaving Him Homeless
CHICAGO, IL - Losing $80,000 going for the big win is a terrible lesson to learn. In the case of...
Immigrant Families to Rally on Father’s Day Against Detention, Deportation
On this year’s father’s day, family members of individuals currently detained and facing deportation proceedings speak out against ICE’s continued...
