By Black News Chicago, IL — Bishop Clarence Smith Jr., who led New Life Impact Church in Chicago, has been accused of stealing about $1 million which was intended for a food program for children in need. He apparently used the money for his own luxurious expenses, including buying a new Bentley car. The 45-year old […]
Photo: Majority Leader Cumbo Joined by Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus and Colleagues to Celebrate 100th Birthday of African-American Pearl Harbor Veteran NEW YORK, NY — Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo joined Council colleagues in the City Hall Chambers to celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Reverend James E. Blakely on January 23, 2020, the oldest known African-American […]
Letter from a Birmingham Jail 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms […]
By Brett Samuels, The Hill The Trump administration is expected to formally announce the addition of several countries to its travel ban next week, prompting questions about its timing and the rationale for which nations will be added to the list. President Trump told reporters in Switzerland that he was preparing to roll out the […]