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President Biden Announces Executive Orders to Curb Gun Violence

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Determining that “enough is enough,” President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions to reduce...

Wrongfully Convicted under Pat O’Brien, Omar Muhammad, One of the “Roscetti Four” Speaks.

Omar Muhammad, formerly known as Omar Saunders, is one of the now exonerated Roscetti Four. Omar and three others were convicted of rape, kidnapping,...

The Chicago Lawyers Collective Provides Legal Assistance to Underserved Communities.

The Chicago Lawyers Collective Provides Legal Assistance to Underserved Communities. With an initial goal of doing legal education workshops at local churches on the...

Demonstrators Show Up Outside Courthouse as Jason Van Dyke Trial Begins

  On September 5, a day after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he would not seek re-election, a coalition of Chicago activist organizations rallied outside...

Demands for Justice Are Failing Black Women and Girls

When pundits and black leaders bemoaned the irony of a St. Louis County grand juryannouncing its decision not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren...

12 Sobering Numbers That Define The Fight To Get Justice For Michael Brown

More than three months after the death of Michael Brown, a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot the...

Fast-food Workers Demand that Verbal Abuse Stop

CHICAGO--As the United Nation's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women approaches, organizations across the world will soon advocate for all forms...

Instead of "One Size Fits All" Justice That Hurts Communities, Let's Get Smart on Crime

America is a global leader on many fronts -- including incarceration. The United States is home to less than 5 percent of the world's...

Government Shutdown Hits Federal Courts, Slowing Justice

  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The government shutdown is slowing the wheels of justice in federal courts by delaying civil...

Justice Beyond 'Stand Your Ground'

(The Root) -- When it comes to post-verdict activism against racist policies, don't forget school discipline. School-discipline policies that disparately impact black students...

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