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Thousands are being deported without a chance to appear before an immigration judge.

Louis McGill

January, 2012 Black youth take biggest hit for pot The news: A study published by the Archives of General Psychiatry found that African-American teens are less likely to use drugs, including marijuana, than their white or Latino counterparts. > Read More	July, 2011 Refinances needed, few given The news: Less than a year after its launch, the Federal Housing Administration’s Short Refinance program has come under attack in recent months by Republicans looking to tighten the federal budget by slashing the program.Behind the news: Many homeowners are still drowning in debt after the federal government created a program to bail them out.The refinancing program was launched last September... > Read More	July, 2011 Refinance roulette > Read More
May, 2011 Thousands of students, few graduates The news:Former Chicago Bull Wallace “Mickey” Johnson of North Lawndale recently ran for alderman of the 24th Ward on a platform that included improvements to the local education system.Behind the news:During his five years as a basketball coach at Malcolm X College in the 2000s, Johnson said that he was the first coach there to have playersgraduate.Often, he said, these players were trying to... > Read More	May, 2011 Low rates > Read More	March, 2011 Bridging the gulf Ahlam Mahmood has long been compelled to help her fellow Iraqis. Her first stab at humanitarian aid work came shortly after the war began in her homeland in 2003. But her effort came to a screeching halt in 2005, when she and her family had to flee the country to escape the violence. Her family eventually resettled in Damascus, Syria. There, Mahmood resumed her social work–"this time... > Read More
January, 2011 Unemployment rate hits 33 percent for some The news: Illinois' unemployment rate of 9.8 percent as of October was worse than the national average of 9.6 percent, despite recent gains. Behind the news: The unemployment rate among Illinois' young black population is the third worst in the nation, topped only by Indiana and Massachusetts. In Illinois, one in every three black people–"or 33.1 percent–"ages 20 to 24 is... > Read More