Saturday, March 15, 2025

Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 47 News.

rnc-2024
  • by david hall
After Trump assassination attempt, Dems pause counter-messaging at RNC, including Pritzker appearance

Democrats had planned daily press conferences to highlight “the grave danger that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pose to our democracy, our rights and our livelihoods.” But with images of the shooting still fresh in the voters' minds, they're opting to let President Biden lead their response.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Susan Duncan dies at 89; South Side educator and mother of former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

For 50 years, Mrs. Duncan ran Sue Duncan Children’s Center, an after-school program serving kids on the South Side. 'She really felt that education was a way to ameliorate the injustices in society,' her daughter said.

politics
  • by david hall
Fact check: Viral tweet wrongly claims Brandon Johnson blamed Richard Nixon for Chicago violence

Richard Nixon defenders piled onto the Chicago mayor after a conservative media outlet clipped a comment Johnson made at a news conference addressing Fourth of July weekend violence.

News
  • by david hall
Video of Eric Garner's death shook NYC. 10 years later, when is it OK to film the NYPD?

Experts say you have a First Amendment right to film the NYPD in public, as long as you don’t interfere with what they’re doing or break the law.