NNPA NEWSWIRE — During and exclusive interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Cedric Richmond, says that the deliberate misinformation published by news outlets and posted on social media is meant to undermine the President and Democrats. Notably, the dubious accounts aim to suppress the Black vote further, Richmond declared.
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Senator Schumer Urges Democratic Colleagues to ‘Demonstrate We Can Deliver Results’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Democrat-led House and Senate quickly passed a 30-day extension of the expiring Highway infrastructure program over the weekend. Sen. Schumer said the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill counts as a 5-year reauthorization of the Highway Trust Fund. He reminded his colleagues that it means that the new legislative goal for Democrats must be to enact that bill and the Build Back Better Act before the new expiration date at the end of October.
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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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Glasgow to serve on Illinois AG's Organized Retail Crime Task Force
Will County State’s Attorney James W. Glasgow on Monday joined with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, members of the law enforcement community, retail associations, and national retailers in the announcement of a new Organized Retail Crime Task Force established to address the rampant, multibillion dollar organized retail crime industry.
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Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow to serve on IL AG’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force
thetimesweekly.com Will County State’s Attorney James W. Glasgow on Monday joined with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, members of the law enforcement community, retail associations, and national retailers in the announcement of a new Organized Retail Crime Task Force established to address the rampant, multibillion dollar organized retail crime industry. Glasgow will be serving on the new Task Force in his capacity as President of the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association.
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Black, Hispanic and Asian Group Hosts Panel on Menthol Ban
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “So, understanding that you’re taking something that has been legal for a century at least, just for the sake of conversation, and criminalizing it to the point where now a police officer could approach a person who is smoking on the streets and begin inquiries as to where they got it, how it was purchased. This creates an engagement opportunity that is only ever going to be seen as negative.”
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After a Century of Land Theft and Exclusion, Black Farmers Getting Needed Government Aid
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act would provide $5 billion to America’s Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and farmers of color who have long struggled to keep their farms and ownership of their land in rural communities because of long-standing discrimination by the USDA and other government agencies, noted Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
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New Study: Innocent Blacks Seven Times More Likely to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Innocent Whites
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The nonprofit legal organization committed to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals also noted that Black people are more likely to be wrongly convicted of murder when the victim is White. Among Black people exonerated of murder convictions, approximately 31 percent were wrongly convicted of killing White people. However, only 15 percent of homicides by Black people involve White victims, the National Registry of Exonerations reported.
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Hero Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman Hails from Washington, DC
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lawmakers are seeking to honor Officer Goodman for his actions that may have saved the lives of many people, including members of Congress, during the deadly insurrectionist attack at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. “He’s a hero. The United States Capitol was under attack by armed, violent extremists, and Officer Eugene Goodman was the only thing standing between the mob and the United States Senate,” Florida Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist declared.
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‘We Took the Capitol’ Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police at the scene.
