CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill overhauling Illinois’ abortion statute after more than two hours of debate that was passionate and, at times,...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Alabama — led by utterly clueless male legislators — just passed the most restrictive ban on abortion in the country, with Georgia and Missouri...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — As Wisconsin looks to establish a new correctional system for youth, it is incumbent upon us to act with great urgency to respond to...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The grassroots organization primarily responsible for the creation of Nashville’s community oversight board is accusing the Tennessee General Assembly’s House of Representatives of...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Ferguson, Missouri, is back in the news after several young Black male activists in the city are dead.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Churches, pastors, ministers and those who speak for the evangelistic community are being called out to “do something” about the plight of the community.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Juvenile arrest rates have fallen sharply in recent years, but Black youth are disproportionately sent to adult court by judges at some of...
JIM SUHR, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over black drivers compared with whites last year...
JIM SUHR, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over black drivers compared with whites last year...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The Missouri legislature ended its session Friday night having passed virtually none of the reforms...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The Missouri legislature ended its session Friday night having passed virtually none of the reforms...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker John Diehl said Thursday that he is resigning from the Legislature after...
(USA Today) – Missouri defensive end Shane Ray was projected to go early in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, but likely relinquished that...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I first started interacting with Black business advocates of Missouri in the late 1980s when my wife, Kay, and...
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis area authorities planning for a grand jury announcement had proposed stationing Missouri National Guard...
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis area authorities planning for a grand jury announcement had proposed stationing Missouri National Guard...
Nearly 800 community members and faith leaders packed into the pews of Third Baptist Church on Sunday to hear remarks from Michael Brown Sr. father of...
President Barack Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus have released statements in the wake of protests in Ferguson, MO, which have spread to at least 37...
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” ~ Nelson Mandela At the time of...
Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American male in suburban Ferguson, Missouri, who had just graduated from high school and planned to start college, has joined...