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Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Says…

…Fingerprinting will discriminate against communities of color By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has come out strongly against…

President Obama giving early release to dozens of federal drug convicts

WASHINGTON — In a move that exemplifies President Obama's pledge to radically reform the federal penal system and sentencing guidelines, he commuted the prison sentences of...

Obama remembers Joe Biden’s son for living ‘life of meaning’

 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Mourning a loss that touched people on Delaware street corners and far beyond, President Barack Obama on Saturday remembered Beau Biden,…

2016 prospect Rand Paul in new book: GOP willing to change

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul reaches out in his most direct way yet to African-Americans in a new book that highlights his…

Vice President Biden touts community policing at NAACP event

DETROIT (AP) _ Vice President Joe Biden has told a crowd at an NAACP event in Detroit that law enforcement officers and the people they…

Loretta Lynch sworn in as new US attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, becoming the first African-American woman to serve as the nation’s…

Confirmed ! Loretta Lynch is Attorney General

Confirmed! Loretta Lynch is Attorney General of the United States Confirmed!  Loretta Lynch  is the first African-American woman to hold the position of Attorney general. After…

Loretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general; first Black female to hold post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than…

FBI: Autopsy report days away in hanging of Mississippi man

PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) — The body of a Black man found hanging in a tree in Mississippi has been sent from a state crime…

Missouri lieutenant governor accuses Justice Department of racism

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s lieutenant governor is accusing Justice Department officials of “fanning the flames of racial division,” as the federal agency is…

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