Denver’s 2nd Black Mayor Honors Late Developer and Philanthropist With Historic Property Purchase 
Ohio Program Helps 91 At-Risk Youth Find Jobs and Avoid Trouble 
Woman-Owned Network Awards $25K to Pitch Competition Winner from Sage Foundation 
Scholar Named 15th President of Tougaloo College 
24/7 Caregiver Support Line to Address Care Gap for Black Families 
State Senator Raoul Measure Bans Bump Stocks, Trigger Cranks
SPRINGFIELD, IL — State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) passed legislation making it illegal to sell, manufacture, purchase or...
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief in Support of Misclassified Employees’ Right to Organize
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 11 other attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the...
Virginia Author Honors Colin Kaepernick and Helps Teens Talk About Race and Policing With Latest Book
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Rest in Peace Rashawn Reloaded by Ronnie Sidney, II, LCSW is an excellent, award winning children's book...
U.S. Has One Justice System for the Wealthy, and Another for the Poor and People of Color
From: Marc Mauer Executive DirectorThe Sentencing ProjectI want to bring your attention to some of The Sentencing Project’s...
MTV Reinvents “Yo! MTV Raps” Across Linear and Digital Platforms Kicking Off With 30th Anniversary Live Event at Barclays Center on June 1st
Network Will Live Stream Event Featuring Eric B & Rakim, KRS ONE, Flavor Flav, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E....
Michigan Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for Violently Forcing Children to Engage in Prostitution
CHICAGO, IL — A Michigan man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for violently forcing two children...
Victim of Chicago Police Det. Guevara, Wrongfully Imprisoned 22 Years, Sues City
Thomas Sierra was 19 years old When he was wrongly put behind bars For more than half of his life...
NAACP Commends Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights to New Yorkers on Parole
BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP, the nation’s premier civil rights organizations, commends New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for signing...
Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Bid to Terminate DACA Program
BALTIMORE (April 24, 2018) – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the country’s original civil rights organization,...
2 Different Cases, 2 Different Bad Cops, 2 Exonerations: Wrongful Conviction to be Overturned
On Monday, two judges in two separate cases, involving two different cases of notorious Chicago police misconduct, are set...