WASHINGTON – Following a recent study exposing racial bias in America’s advertising industry, the NAACP and Washington, D.C. law firm Mehri & Skalet has launched a national campaign to reverse widespread discrimination against African-American
With the recent release of the Independent Police Review Authority’s 17-month investigation into the 2007 police-involved shooting of a West Side teen, a local watchdog agency said the organization earns good marks for its nearly two-year-old operat
It seems as if all President Barack Obama has to do is chuckle, and he’s quick to be criticized. Whether it is criticizing his own bowling skills (or lack thereof) or defending his embattled treasury secretary, Obama gets slammed for everything.
Comedian and actor Eddie Griffin is raw, honest and most of all funny. The 40-year-old father of eight, who has been keeping audiences entertained for over 20 years, is embarking on a mission to make the country laugh during these dismal economic times.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama refused further long-term federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler, saying more concessions were needed from unions, creditors and others before they could be approved. He raised the possibility Monday of
Black aldermen are breathing a sigh of relief after the city’s Olympic committee, Chicago 2016, agreed to increase the percentage of minority contracts–for such things as construction, procurement and hiring–should the city win its bid t
