Loretta Lynch

Justice Department Agreement With CPD Faces Challenges The agreement to negotiate a consent decree has been signed and the findings are out, but will the Chicago Police Department finally change its ways? It’s a concern that’s on the mind of Chicago’s Black leaders and activists who are watching the department ‘s next move after the […]

The Extended Story By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer The investigation of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) into Chicago police patterns and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms…

 HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of “a dangerous few” without depending on Congress…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The White man accused of killing nine Black churchgoers in what authorities said was a racially motivated crime during Bible study…

 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama delivered a passionate discourse on America’s racial history Friday in his eulogy for a state senator and pastor,…

 WASHINGTON (AP) — The weariness, the rage, the depressing conviction that Black life is stuck in a murderous loop fueled by racism — these emotions…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They forgave him. They advised him to repent for his sins, and asked for God’s mercy on his soul. One even…

President Barack Obama has expressed anger, sadness and heartache at the church shooting that left nine dead in Charleston, South Carolina. He says Wednesday night’s…

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