Chicago NLG Legal Observer® Arrested While Documenting Ongoing Police Violence in Ferguson
At approximately 12:30 AM on August 20, St. Louis County Police arrested Max Suchan, a Legal Observer® with the National...
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Communist Party USA Calls for United Militant Non-Violent Action of Civil Rights, Youth, Labor and Communities to Address Ferguson Crisis
Letters To Editors From: John Bachtell, National Chairman  CPUSA Let us turn grief and anger into action and change The...
The Family of 19-Year-Old Keith Warren Found Hung on a Tree 29 Years Ago in 1986 Seek to Have Case Re-Opened
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Sean Bell. Amadou Diallo. Trayvon Martin. Keith Warren. These four men and countless others have no...
Prosecutors Secure 40-Year Sentence in 2011 Maywood Murder
A Broadview man convicted in the 2011 murder of another man during a dispute in the drive-thru of a fast...
IDHS/DRS Helps More Than 5,000 Individuals With Disabilities Find Jobs
Program provides necessary tools to earn a living wage and become more independent SPRINGFIELD, IL – A program operated by...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Rolls Out Legislative Package at Hearing on Criminal Justice Reform
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez rolled out several prospective reforms to the county and statewide criminal justice system today...
A Unified Statement of Action to Promote Reform and Stop Police Abuse
As national civil and human rights organizations and leaders committed to the protection of the rights of African Americans and...
Madigan Visits SIU Edwardsville to Raise Awareness of Financial Abuse & Scams Targeting Students, Graduates
Edwardsville — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan visited with representatives of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) to spread awareness...
First Human West Nile Virus Positive Case in Illinois For 2014
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus case reported...
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr. and Jeanne E. Davidson
President Obama announced his intent to nominate Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr. to serve on the United States District Court for...
