Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
DOJ Reversal on Drug Prosecutions Will Fuel Mass Incarceration and Undermine Public Safety
BALTIMORE, MD -The NAACP released the following statement regarding the DOJ's decision to promote the use of mandatory minimum...
Attorney General Madigan Student Loan Bill of Rights Passes Senate
AG Madigan & Sen. Daniel Biss Applaud Passage of Senate Bill 1351 to Better Illinois Student Loan Borrowers ...
The Sentencing Project Condemns DOJ’s Return to Harsh Enforcement of Low-level Drug Crimes
Washington, D.C.— Marc Mauer, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, issued the following statement following Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement...
Mothers: Our Heroes Eternal
This poem was written expressly for my mother, Tommie Sean Forte. On this Mother’s Day, I dedicate it to MOTHERS...
Indivisible Chicago Statement on “Unprecedented and Troubling Firing” of FBI Director James Comey
Indivisible Chicago released the following statement in response to firing of controversial FBI Director by Trump administration late Tuesday. The...
Passage of President Trump’s American Healthcare Act a “Shameless Act of Political Cowardice”
Letters to Editors From: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle We saw a loss for basic human decency last...
Proposed New Charter School in Elgin Awarded $950,000 in Federal Start-up Grants From Charter Schools Program
Charter school will offer families an innovative approach to learning ELGIN, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education...
Court Continues Today Against ICE, Detention Center, for Mistreatment of Detained Immigrant
In the federal lawsuit, which will begin hearings tomorrow, Chicago resident Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez and his attorneys will present evidence that...
New FTC Website Helps Small Businesses
By Tom Pahl Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC When scammers and hackers attack small businesses, it hurts not...
Up to $10 Million Reward Offered for Information on the Leader of the al Nusrah Front
The FBI is seeking information on the leadership of the al Nusrah Front (ANF), a foreign terrorist organization, to include information...