Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Prairie State College, Kankakee Community College and a South-Holland –based educational agency will receive a total of $768,000 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education. The Talent Search Program grants will provide support services for youth from disadvantaged[Read More…]
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LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias, and Abuse in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
As the nation focuses on disparities in policing and criminal justice, a new report spotlights how our broken system adversely impacts LGBT people of color. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The events of the summer of 2016 have spurred renewed dialogue and protests about the unequal treatment of people[Read More…]
Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Workers Would Save Up To $3.3 Billion Each Year from Reduced Crime, Says New Center for American Progress Report
A woman works at Jugueria de regreso al Eden, in the Queens borough of New York, on August 3, 2015. Source: AP/Tina Fineberg Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. According to a new issue brief published today by the Center for American Progress, expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, for workers without dependent children would[Read More…]
‘Bundy Militia’ Pocket Constitution Tops Amazon Charts Amidst Trump-Khan Feud
NCCS Constitution Cloaked in Recruitment Materials for Sagebrush Rebel Movement Steeped in Racism, Anti-federal Domestic Terrorism Ammon Bundy with NCCS pocket Constitution in his shirt pocket. Photo by Gage Skidmore. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Following Khazir Khan’s challenge to Donald Trump to read the U.S. Constitution, sales of pocket-sized versions published[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Nigeria Travel Warning, August 3, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable. The Department of State strongly urges U.S. citizens[Read More…]
Alleged Associates of La Cosa Nostra Charged with Extortion and Loansharking
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Five alleged associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family were charged today with extortion by threat of physical violence, making extortionate extensions of credit and collection on an extension of credit by extortionate means. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
North Carolina Man Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. A Charlotte, North Carolina, man was arrested this morning on a federal complaint charging him with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, tried to recruit people to train together[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Young African Leaders Initiative Town Hall
President Barack Obama greets audience members after participating in a Q&A during the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) town hall at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016 – 3:28 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, August 3, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016 – 11:44 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. Nice to see you all. You’ll have to bear with me a little bit today. I’m fighting off one of those nasty summer colds. So I’ll try to keep the sniffling and sneezing to a minimum up[Read More…]
North Lawndale Residents Use Art to Build Bridges, Restore Community on Saturday, August 6
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2016. The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council (NLCCC) presents the first annual North Lawndale Arts Festival, featuring live performances, arts and crafts, local vendors, community-based resources and food and beverages. Attendees will also have the opportunity to add their own touches to original art works, including a community[Read More…]
