Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Former Deputy Sentenced to Six Years for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice
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Illinois State Board of Education Releases Results From First Administration of New Statewide Assessment
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Riveredge Announces First Summer 2016 Concert, Kool & The Gang on Friday, June 24
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Charles H. Kable, IV Named Special Agent in Charge of Counterintelligence Division of the Washington Field Office
FBI Director James B. Comey has named Charles H. Kable, IV as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence...
2016 Diverse Voices in Docs Application Open for Documentary Makers of Color to Incubate Films
December 19th application deadline to apply for six-month mentorship program starting January 2016 Diverse Voices in Docs Alum...
Hateful Rhetoric Contributes to Violence, Harms National Security
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League In the last month, there have been two dozen anti-Muslim...
Civil Rights Lawyer Honored as Top 100 Black Lawyers
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President Obama’s Remarks at Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment
U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama: “In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.” That’s...
Senators Kirk, Coons Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Promoting Democracy on International Human Rights Day
WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of International Human Rights Day, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) co-chairs...
Tenth Minnesota Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
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