Mayor Johnson defends push for 'democracy zones' at polling places as a lasting legacy of Jesse Jackson

Brandon Johnson's new measure would establish what he calls “democracy zones” extending 100 feet beyond the perimeter that already prohibits electioneering around polling places. Federal immigration ...
Spitalfields Life

So Long, Rev Dr Malcolm Johnson

Dan Jones’ painting of Malcolm Johnson at Botolph’s, Aldgate 1982 With his gentle blue eyes and white locks, Reverend Dr Malcolm Johnson was one of the most even-tempered radicals that you could meet, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks polling place protections in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Mayor Brandon Johnson has scheduled a special City Council meeting on Wednesday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and vote on an ordinance aimed at providing new protections at Chicago polling ...
Kentucky Today

Beougher, Johnson close REACH with strong messages

Bold witnessing” was the concluding message at the annual REACH Evangelism and Missions Conference Tuesday at Westport Road Baptist Church.

Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes new polling place protections in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Mayor Brandon Johnson has scheduled a special City Council meeting on Wednesday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and vote on an ordinance aimed at providing new protections at Chicago polling ...
McKnight's Senior Living

People in the news, March 10

Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, ATI Advisory, Authority Agent, Epoch Senior Living, ...
Hoodline

City Hall Fast-Tracks Jesse Jackson Poll Protection Ordinance Before Primary

Council will consider a 'Fair Access to Democracy' ordinance named for Jesse Jackson ahead of the March 17 primary.

Dykstra says God is his teammate at service with Johnson

Former Major League Baseball stars Lenny Dykstra and Howard Johnson have much more in common than winning the World Series as members of the New York Mets in 1986. Both men told those attending a ...
Lynnwood Times

‘Bloody Sunday’ 61 years later: AG Brown honors the sacrifices that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965

AG Brown joined civil rights leaders and elected officials in Selma this weekend to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday ...
Denver7

32,000 Americans evacuated from Middle East as affected Coloradans share stories of uncertainty

A Longmont woman was stranded for eight days in Qatar, while a Colorado pastor and his wife remain separated from their Israel home after U.S. strikes on Iran.

Jackson pastor to host financial wealth summit

A Jackson pastor has turned his church into a classroom for financial literacy, teaching young people how to budget, invest, and build generational wealth. Pastor James Hines and his wife, Leontyne ...

After months of silence, Md. Reparations Commission is back on the agenda with proposed changes

There hasn’t been much public discussion about a proposed Reparations Commission in the nearly three months since legislators overrode the governor’s veto of the original bill.