Senator Kirk Statement Regarding Senate Vote on Immigration Reform Border Security Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement regarding the Senate vote to invoke cloture on...
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AARP Launches “Voices of Civil Rights” Public Service Campaign to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Key Milestones in the Civil Rights Movement
WASHINGTON - AARP is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Medgar Evers' assassination (6/12/63), the March on Washington (8/28/63) and the...
Binational Gay Couples Hopeful About Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA
New America Media By Anthony Advincula Felipe Sousa-RodrÃguez is waiting to hear news this week that could change his immigration...
Madigan urges Department of Defense to strengthen protections for servicemembers targeted by predatory lenders
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to strengthen regulations under the...
Man receives 35-year prison sentence for murder of teen in 2009 case
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a 2009 gang-related shooting that left a16 year-old...
Former American Slaves’ words revealed in Juneteenth Books
 Discount Prices during Juneteenth Week Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In the 1930s, thousands of formerly enslaved African-American elders dictated their full...
Anti-War Committee – Chicago to protest against U.S. intervention in Syria
(From the Anti-War Committee - Chicago) Protest will be held today, Tuesday, June 18, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the ...
Don’t be pressured into immediate decisions following a property loss, Better Business Bureau advises
CHICAGO, IL - When homeowners or business owners experience a property loss such as a fire or flood, they are...
Torture cop called to testify in Serrano-Montanez hearing for a new trial Monday
(From the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression)  Armando Serrano  and Jose Montanez will have a hearing on...
An Ode to Fathers: Happy Father’s Day! To Fathers Everywhere
An Ode to Fathers By Juanita Bratcher Copyright® 2013 We know him as daddy At times we fondly call him dad...
