Saint Sabina’s 5th ‘Operation Hope’ Free Hot Dinner Giveaway Set
By Chinta Strausberg In just two-weeks, the fifth “Operation Hope†will come to the Auburn Gresham community and an expected...
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Sworn in for Second Term
Ambitious second term agenda includes robust economic development efforts and continued reform of the county’s criminal justice and public health...
NAACP Applauds St. Louis Rams Players
Five members of the St. Louis Rams used the pregame introduction to give the 'hands up' gesture connected to Ferguson...
“The Racist Origins of Felon Disenfranchisement”
Disenfranchisement News From The Sentencing Project Iowa ACLU files lawsuit challenging voting laws The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of...
Cook County, Illinois Files Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo & Co. for Predatory and Discriminatory Mortgage Lending & Foreclosure Practices
Cook County Minority Communities Devastated by Foreclosures On Friday, November 28, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and State’s Attorney...
UN Committee Against Torture Supports Passage of the Torture Reparations Ordinance
CHICAGO, IL — On Friday, November 28, 2014, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UN CAT) condemned the U.S. Government...
Ayotzinapa Letter of Demands Delivered to Mexican Consulate Chicago
Justice for Ayotzinapa-Chicago Committee The people's movement in Mexico has called upon the  people in Mexico and throughout the world...
50-Year-Old Harlem Community Center Faces Foreclosure Due to Developer Fraud
73-Year-Old Pastor Shirley Holmes Sulton feverishly raising $15 Million to meet January 5th deadline. Developers demand $15 million to keep...
Restore the Voting Rights Act!: Sign The Petition
Sign The Petition Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (which gives the Justice Department the authority to review and...
Chicago Police Violence Against Black and Latino Youth Called Out by United Nations Committee Against Torture
After report and testimony from Chicago's We Charge Genocide, UNCAT "particularly concerned" over CPD profiling, harassment and excessive force. CHICAGO,...
