Lt. Gov. Simon supports federal order to clean up Chicago River
 Disinfection needed for safe recreation  Chicago, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon said she supports the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency’s order...
Month: May 2011
CNN’s Donna Brazile to address Chicago’s Business, Education, Community Leaders on May 19th
Brazile to keynote The Working Lunch, Women Employed’s don’t-miss annual event  Chicago, IL – Veteran political analyst and CNN commentator...
Gays to mark Intn’l Day of Protest for their rights
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people and allies around the world will join in united protests on “I.D.A.H.O.†– International...
First Lady Michelle Obama credited in ‘dispelling stereotypes’ of Black women in groundbreaking national study
Political Commentator & Opinion Columnist Sophia A. Nelson Writes Book to "Redefine Black Women's Tattered Image" Â Bookcover Washington, DC...
Kirk responds to Republican Senators Meeting with President Obama on the Administration’s request to raise the Debt Ceiling
Washington, DCÂ - United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released a statement following a meeting between Republican Senators and President Obama...
Johannes Mehserle Could Be Out of Jail in June
(From New America Media) By Thandisizwe Chimurenga  Los Angeles - Rumors have swirled recently over whether Johannes Mehserle, the...
Illinois and the Korean War, June 1951
   The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each month...
Desmin Borges joins Cheryl Lynn Bruce in cast of Freedom, NY, Teatro Vista’s 20th Anniversary Season Finale
2010 Jeff Award-winning Best Actor co-stars with Bruce and newcomer Paige Collins in Jennifer Barclay’s world premiere drama, May 8...
Kirk Report: Out of control Somali Piracy helping to fund largest Terror Training Camps on Earth
Dozens of Ships/Hundreds of Hostages Currently Held by Somali Pirates Kirk: Recall Jefferson's Policies with Authority to Naval Commanders  to...
NASA Administrator and Former Astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. to deliver Monmouth University Commencement Address on May 18
  The Honorable Charles F. Bolden Jr.  West Long Branch, NJ (BlackNews.com) -- NASA Administrator, the Honorable Charles F....
