Will County Republican Central Committee Chairman Christina Clausen condemned the shooting in Minnesota and called for leaders to reaffirm their commitment to peace, safety, and the rule of law.
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Victim Advocate Jessica Gil receives award from Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists
State’s Attorney James Glasgow recently honored Victim Witness Advocate Jessica Gil for receiving the Diane Mains Award from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) for her dedication in assisting impaired driving crash victims and their families.
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For Scores of Years, Newspapers Printed Hate, Leading to Racist Terror Lynchings and Massacres of Black Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The series of stories in “Printing Hate” resulted from a multifaceted investigation by 58 student journalists from the University of Maryland, the University of Arkansas and five historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.
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CUNY Study Underscores the Enduring Vitality of the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The role of the Black Press was both needed and visible over the past 18 months when the convergence of the worst pandemic in US history and state violence both were disproportionately impacting Black Americans, the researchers further acknowledged. This report, a comparative content analysis of the Black press and US mainstream media, shows the ways that Black media have continued the tradition started by the Journal in a contemporary context.
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Have You Seen Them? Missing People of Color Continue to Receive Less Priority Than Their White Counterparts
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Specifically, 156,000 African American children under 18 are missing and unaccounted. Most are forgotten, even by law enforcement officials charged with solving the mostly cold cases. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) continues its series on the plight of missing African American girls and boys who have disappeared. Throughout the series, which began in 2019, a common theme emerged: Black children who go missing receive far less media coverage and police priority than White children.
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PRESS ROOM: House to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Never again should an unarmed individual be murdered or brutalized by someone who is supposed to serve and protect them. Never again should a family have to turn on the TV and watch the murder of their loved one over and over again,” said Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.). “Never again should the world be subject to witnessing what we saw happen to George Floyd in the streets in Minnesota.”
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FILM REVIEW: Herself
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Actor/writer Clare Dunne was inspired to write the script after hearing from a female friend who was declaring herself “homeless,” upon realizing she and her children had no place to live. It was a gut check for the Irish actress who decided to write her first screenplay and put her thoughts into motion.
