White incarceration rates increase, Black rates decline
Race & Justice News The Sentencing Project  The period 2000 to 2010 was one…
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Reaching every child requires a collective effort
By Tomeka Hart, Vice President of African American Community Partnerships, Teach For America Nationwide (BlackNews.com)…
Ethiopia’s Economy Benefits from Returning Diaspora
 PRI’s The World By Anders Kelto  At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis…
CFJC at Northwestern University School of Law receives $750,000 from MacArthur Foundation
Award honors center on front lines of juvenile justice  CHICAGO, IL – The Children…
Better Business Bureau joins government partners for Consumer Protection event
CHICAGO, IL – The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB) will be…
Immigration Bill threatens jobs for African American professionals
By Paul E. Almeida President, Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO Â Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The…
Minority voter rights at risk in upcoming Supreme Court Ruling
New America Media By Khalil Abdullah Traducción al español  Editor’s Note: The Supreme Court…
Lt. Governor Simon responds to House Committee passage of marriage equality legislation
SPRINGFIELD , IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon thanked the House Executive Committee today for…
West Side preacher rips black clergy for lobbying in support of same-sex marriage
By Chinta Strausberg  Bewildered at black ministers who are headed for Springfield to lobby…
Senator Kirk’s Readout meeting with Treasury Secretary-Designate Lew to discuss his nomination
 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday met with Treasury Secretary-designate Jack Lew to…