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Illinois Attorney General's office give update on Joliet Police Department investigation

Lawyers from the Illinois Attorney General’s office encouraged Joliet residents to come forward to provide information that may be helpful in its civil investigation of the Joliet Police Department, which began
Sept. 8. During a Sept. 23 town hall meeting, attorneys part of the investigation examining whether JPD has a practice or pattern of civil rights violations, introduced themselves, gave an overview of what they will be working on and answered questions.

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PRESS ROOM: Temptations Release New Song with Smokey Robinson Commemorating Group’s 60th Anniversary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Temptations rank No. 1 in Billboard magazine’s most recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time, and the group appears in the magazine’s list of 125 Greatest of All Time Artists. Rolling Stone magazine commented that the Temptations are “Indisputably the greatest black vocal group of the Modern Era…,” and listed the group’s Anthology album among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Treatment of Haitian Migrants

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The images that we’ve seen over the last 24 hours are horrific and I share the outrage being expressed by Americans across the country. This sort of mistreatment is an affront to the very conscience of this nation, and it is absolutely unacceptable,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) in a statement issued to the press.

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OP-ED: Don’t Raise Taxes on the Investments Black-Owned Businesses Depend On

NNPA NEWSWIRE — 58% of Black-owned businesses reported being financially distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From February to April 2020, Black business ownership dropped by a crushing 41%. And although the total U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.4 in July of this year, it remained a staggering 8.2 percent for Black workers. Which begs the question of why then are politicians even considering instituting economic policies that would harm Black-owned businesses, as opposed to helping them?

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PRESS ROOM: Race and the Church Meet at the Cross In BHERC Faith-Based Film Fest Screening Of “If My People”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BHERC selected to spotlight the feature “If My People” Mark David Kennerly, Director because this film deals effectively with racial reconciliation from the Black Church’s perspective and racial transformation. Additionally, it looks at the issue of race from both the Black and White perspectives. “Given the troubling and persistent ugliness and sheer magnitude of racial unrest in America today, we felt this film provided an opportunity for discussion. Perhaps even the discovery of some solutions,” stated john Forbes, BHERC Executive Director, and Festival Director. The event features a post discussion with the director and actors Anthony Shaw-Vaughan, Roderick Garr, and Mikayla Leybovich.

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OP-ED: Police Accountability Efforts Sabotaged in Collapse of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Negotiations

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We owe a debt of gratitude to Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass for their tireless efforts to reach an agreement, despite the lack of willing partners on the other side. We will hold accountable those who undermined the process by yielding to fringe elements when a workable deal was on the table and likely to be embraced by many racial justice advocates and mainstream law enforcement organizations alike.

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