Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016 “Today, the United States bears witness to another senseless act of horrific gun violence. News reports of the injuries and deaths from the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, are staggering. Mass shootings plague this country. The innocent are killed, and lives altered irrevocably. Gun violence[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk Statement on Anti-Gay Terrorist Attack at Florida Nightclub
WASHINGTON– (ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after a gunman, who reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, killed 50 people and injured at least 53 more at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this hateful[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden on Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement on the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida: The heinous terrorist attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The victims,[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Mass Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Orlando
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. “We stand in solidarity with the LGBT community, which appears to have been the target of this attack. Our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones and with the entire suffering Central Florida community. “As we come together to heal from this tragedy, we must[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Orlando Terrorist Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 106. In response to the terrorist attack last night at an Orlando gay nightclub Hillary Clinton released the following statement: “I join Americans in praying for the victims of the attack in Orlando, their families and the first responders who did everything they could to save lives.[Read More…]
National Gay Media Association Statement on Orlando Shootings
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2016. The National Gay Media Association is stunned at the mass shooting at an LGBT club in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people have been killed, and dozens more injured in the attack. “Our hearts go out to the entire Orlando community,” said Leo Cusimano, publisher of The[Read More…]
A Different Approach To Combating Violence In Society
Commentary By John A. Ostenburg A few months ago, members of various faith communities in Park Forest began to gather on the first Wednesday of the month in a prayer vigil for peace. The impetus for these prayer vigils was the shooting and killing of a young resident of our town.[Read More…]
Queen’s Brian May on Donald Trump and We Are the Champions
Brian May, “My personal reaction to Donald Trump using our music…We’d never give permission.” Photo Source: YouTube.com OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. Donald Trump took to the stage on Tuesday night to the sounds of Queen’s song, “We Are the Champions.” As a life-long Queen fan, I found it strange that Queen[Read More…]
Race and Beyond: The Greatest of All Time
Muhammad Ali peers over a copy of his autobiography, “The Greatest: My Own Story,” in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 10, 1975. Source: AP/Kurt Strumpf Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016 By Sam Fulwood III Last Saturday morning, my Twitter and Facebook accounts exploded with the news, tributes, and recollections: Muhammad Ali,[Read More…]
Leaders of the National Organization for Women Endorse Effort to Recall Judge Aaron Persky
NOW’s Open Letter to Judge Aaron Persky Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 Dear Judge Aaron Persky, We write to you as the largest grassroots women’s rights advocacy organization in the country, to express our outrage in the sentencing of convicted felon Brock Turner to only six months in state prison. Turner[Read More…]
