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Week of April 5, 2017 Vol 50 • No 06 • www.thechicagocitizen.com

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Weekly

LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE BILL TO LIMIT CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION

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South End NEWS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE LEGALIZED IN ILLINOIS TO HELP FIX THE STATE’S BUDGET PROBLEMS? + P2

ENTERTAINMENT

JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS SOSOSUMMER 17 TOUR + P8

Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC AUDITED

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COLLEGES CAN PROTECT FREE SPEECH AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM FROM

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n stark contrast to the violations of his constitutional growing practice of rights. universities to do little or However, a court has just nothing when protestors upheld the arrest as a proper disrupt and prevent action of enforcing the controversial speakers University’s “zero tolerance” from being heard, policy under its Disruptions George Washington University and Demonstrations Policies. [GWU] took prompt action The Demonstrations to eject and arrest a single Policy states that “[d] non-violent emonstrators will protester, and be prohibited a court has from attempting “The policy just upheld its to force the action as legally cancellation or also provides justified, notes interruption that “examples public interest of any event law professor sponsored by of disruptive John Banzhaf. the University” conduct include When and those “who Hillary Clinton wish to enter a . . . engaging in spoke at GWU, building must do a protester so as members demonstrations refused to be of the audience, that exceed the seated, and then and must give turned his back the speaker bounds of free on the speaker, a respectful engaging in assembly or lawful hearing.” what he called The policy advocacy.” This is a “a silent also provides expression of “examples in stark contrast to that dissent.” of disruptive Although conduct include recent events on neither the . . . engaging in other campuses.” speaker nor demonstrations anyone else that exceed seemed to be the bounds of concerned, two free assembly or GWU special police officers asked lawful advocacy.” This is in stark him to leave. When he refused, contrast to recent events on other the silent protester was removed campuses, says Banzhaf. and arrested. For example, recently at He challenged his arrest as Middlebury College students unlawful, and sought damages chanted and shouted at Charles against the officers and the Murray, the controversial writer University for alleged

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Carlos Clanton

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PRESIDENT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR IN THE AGE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP NEW YORK – Carlos Clanton, National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) president provides words of encouragement for young professionals who may be living with intense uncertainty in the current political climate. In a recent blog post, he answered the question “what now?” Clanton draws upon the strength of leaders from previous eras and provides insights for action steps Millennials and Generation Z can take now to move forward. “We have always been a people who are resilient, and we will survive. Survival in this era will entail applying lessons demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Whitney M. Young. These leaders achieved great accomplishments because they worked together,” said Clanton. “Young professionals now can do the same. We have garnered the attention of the nation through our actions in Ferguson and beyond….We must be diligent about knowing and sharing the facts of our Movement. We must continue to be vocal. This is not a time to be silent,” he said. The National Urban League, rooted in social justice, has been fighting for more than 100 years to ensure equal jobs, housing, education and health for all. Through NULYP membership, active voting participation and mutual support, Clanton reminds young professionals of their power to continue to fight for equality for all. Black PR Wire

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