The Sentencing Project calls for an overhaul of the criminal justice system
 Blames government for high recidivism rate  By Chinta Strausberg  Calling for a complete overhaul of the U.S....
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New study estimates $21.3 billion food budget shortfall for Americans at risk of hunger
 Over one third of Counties with both the highest food insecurity and food costs are majority African American  Chicago,...
Topinka applauds Senate passage of Fiscal Office Consolidation
Combining offices would save an estimated $12 million annually  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Thursday released...
America’s most segregated cities likely to stay that way
(From New America Media)  By Earl Ofari Hutchinson   The recent report that America's most segregated cities are...
Time with no crime: The wrongful conviction of Pastor Onslow
Georgia Pastor Onslow Ross maintains innocence; pleas public support for appeal and ultimate exoneration  Macon, GA (BlackNews.com) - It...
Violence in Ivory Coast strikes fear among Liberians here
(From New America Media) By Anthony Advincula  NEW YORK -- As intensifying violence in Ivory Coast threatens to spill...
Better Business Bureau advice for Tax Return Filers
(From the Better Business Bureau)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHICAGO, IL - While the deadline to file and/or pay your taxes has...
Attorney General Madigan, nine states crack down on national auto marketing firm over false ads
 Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan recently joined nine other states in reaching a settlement against a Georgia...
State Sen. Willie Delgado supports the Smart Enforcement Act
Springfield, IL - Illinois State Senator William Delgado (D-Chicago) attended a press conference in Chicago today with the Illinois Coalition...
Dr. Benjamin Hooks Job Corps Center announces Inaugural Memorial Walk Celebrating the legacy of their namesake Civil Rights Icon
 Memphis, TN (BlackNews.com) -- Around the country everyone knows Job Corps for its' no-cost education program administered by the...
