Civil Rights Leaders Announced Campaign to Confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General
In wake of South Carolina shooting that killed Walter Scott, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornell William Brooks, Marc Morial and other...
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Munger Activates Illinois Gives to Help Northern Illinois Tornado Victims
Comptroller’s program lets state employees, retirees donate from paychecks CHICAGO, IL –  Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Friday activated...
Congresssional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement on the 50th...
5 Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr. You Probably Don’t Know
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon known for his influential speeches and his marches...
NAACP Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Baltimore, Md. -- A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed Walter Scott, a 50-year-old unarmed African American...
New Analysis: State and Federal Prison Population Trends
Letters to Editors From: The Sentencing Project I'm writing to share a new analysis with you that reveals broad variation...
Chinese American Service League to Hold Press Conference Today on Immediate and Future Impacts of IL Governor’s Budget Cuts
CHICAGO, IL – The Chinese American Service League (CASL) will be holding a press conference today, Thursday April 9th, at...
President Obama Announces a Key Administration Post
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Bruce...
Businessman/Retired Teacher say Rauner is Wrong to Balance Budget on Backs of Poor
By Chinta Strausberg Saying Gov. Bruce Rauner should not balance his budget on the backs of the poor; a South...
4 Reasons Why Rosa Parks Should Be on the New $20 Dollar Bill
Nationwide – Civil rights icon, Rosa Parks, is now in the finals in a grassroots campaign to put a woman...
