Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Skrillex to Headline ACLU Concert

The fundraiser, held April 3 at the Staples Center in L.A., was organized by Russian-born immigrant Zedd in reaction to Trump’s travel ban. Outrage over President Donald Trump’s travel ban has prompted a spring fundraising concert for the American Civil Liberties Union that will feature a diverse lineup, including Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Incubus, Miguel and Skrillex.

Bandcamp to donate all proceeds from this Fridaya s sales to ACLU

Bandcamp will donate 100% of their proceeds from sales on Friday to the American Civil Liberties Union . ACLU are at the vanguard of the ongoing legal challenges against US President Donald Trump’s recent travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – which has drawn massive criticism and outrage across the world.

Kal Penn among celebrities to denounce Trump’s travel ban

President Trump’s executive order barring millions of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from the United States has spurred a surge in donations to humanitarian and rights groups like the American Civil Liberties Union. The A.C.L.U. raised more than $24 million in donations from at least 356,306 donors since Saturday, the first full day of the immigration ban, said Anthony D. Romero, the organization’s executive director.

Claycord – Talk About Politics

On his last full day as president, Barack Obama on Thursday released a love letter to his country in which he fondly tells Americans: “You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.” Obama leaves office Friday after eight years in the White House, handing over the most powerful job in the world to New York business mogul Donald Trump.

CBS En Fails to Tie Aclu to Chicago Homicide Increase

On Monday’s CBS Evening News , in a report devoted to the increased rates of homicide in Chicago, correspondent Jericka Duncan suggested a link between the police making fewer stops after being scrutinized over the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald in 2014. But, unlike the previous night’s report on CBS 60 Minutes by correspondent Bill Whitaker, Duncan’s piece did not mention that the Chicago police superintendent blamed less aggressive policing on lawsuit threats by the American Civil Liberties Union that have led to the police facing more restrictions on when to make contact with criminal suspects.