Program helps teens take advantage of educational opportunities Members of the 2016 Chicago Youth Leadership Academy have some fun as they see themselves in a video during their graduation celebration. Photo by: Robert Kozloff CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016 By: Calmetta Coleman On August 4, more than two dozen African American teenage[Read More…]
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At Florida Historically Black College and University, Tim Kaine Calls on Voters to Reject Trump’s Bigotry
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. At a voter registration event in Tallahassee, Florida on Friday, Tim Kaine discussed why it is more important than ever that we reject Donald Trump’s campaign built on prejudice and paranoia. Kaine told the crowd at the Historically Black College and University, Florida A & M University about[Read More…]
Student Group Statement on U of Chicago Letter Issued by Dean Ellison to the Class of 2020
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Chicago Student Action Leaders at The University of Chicago make the following statement about the letter issued by Dean of Students John Ellison to the Class of 2020. During the last 6 years, members of Chicago Student Action at the University of Chicago have[Read More…]
Trump’s Campaign Chief Has a History of Domestic Violence and Voter Registration Irregularities
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016 By Laura Clawson We knew that in Stephen Bannon, Donald Trump had chosen a campaign CEO who runs a website that traffics in grotesque racism and sexism. Turns out, Bannon himself is just as noxious as the content he promotes at Breitbart.com. He didn’t just face domestic violence charges[Read More…]
HUD Expands Family Self-Sufficiency Program to Privately Owned Multifamily Properties
Landlords under Project-based Section 8 contract can now offer self-sufficiency programs WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that owners of privately owned apartment buildings under Section 8 contract can now offer Family Self-Sufficiency programs to the more than one million households[Read More…]
African American Early Childhood Teachers Make 84 Cents for Every $1 Earned by Their White Peers, New Center for American Progress Analysis Finds
An assistant teacher reads to students at a pre-K school in Seattle, February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. A new report from the Center for American Progress takes a deep dive into the early childhood workforce’s dismally low wages and reveals that African American[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Signs Bill to Give Former Offenders a Brighter Future
DECATUR –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner today signed legislation to allow those with certain felony convictions to apply to work in health care professions after a post-conviction waiting period. “We have clear goals in Illinois: reduce crime overall, reduce prison populations, reduce recidivism and help those who have paid[Read More…]
New Ad Answers Trump’s Offensive Question to African Americans (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Hillary for America released a powerful new ad exposing Donald Trump for being out of touch with the African American community. Just last week, Donald Trump told the African American community “what do you have to lose?” if you vote for him. The answer is: everything. [Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Department of Education Actions Against ITT Tech
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would place additional restrictions on ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT Tech) to protect students and taxpayers. As part of today’s announcement, ITT Tech will be banned from enrolling[Read More…]
Clinton Campaign Releases New Report on Trump Campaign’s Roots in Extreme, Far-Right Movement
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Today, following a speech from Hillary Clinton in Reno, Nevada on how the Trump campaign has taken a hate movement mainstream, Hillary for America released a report on Donald Trump’s embrace of a disturbing, extreme set of views echoed by white nationalists and conspiracy theorists who[Read More…]
