Illinois GOP to hold first-ever online/in-person Presidential Straw Poll on Nov. 5
Early voting begins Oct. 29 at IllinoisStrawPoll.com  The Illinois Republican Party will host a unique opportunity for Republican voters...
Day: October 11, 2011
U.S. Congressman John Lewis was featured speaker at the historical 25th Annual CME Convocation and 140th celebration of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church
Lewis was speaker at the Awards Night Gala U.S. Congressman John Lewis Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- The Honorable John Lewis,...
Exelon Executive Ruth Ann Gillis named chairman of Goodman Theatre
 Gillis follows Patricia Cox's two-year chairmanship  Chicago, IL - Goodman Theatre’s Board of Trustees announced that Ruth Ann Gillis, a...
Why Color Me Black: A Willie Lynch hangover that won’t go away
 By Chinta Strausberg  A friend of mine sent me a link to an upcoming documentary entitled: “Dark Girls.â€...
The Lost Legacy of 1930's Regionalism, the WPA, and a new people's art: Where are today's rural American artists?
Portoluz presents a talk with Dan Brinkmeier, farmer and rural artist, as part of its year-long series W.P.A. 2.0., a...
New children's book about President Obama's daughters
 "The Adventures of Sasha and Malia at The White House"  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In The Adventures of Sasha and...
African American producer debuts documentary film about 1979 Middle East Peace Treaty
 "Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace," A Look Back and Behind the Scenes of the Greatest 20th Century Diplomatic...
Clandestino Dining and Eating Vincent Price on 190 North Oct. 30
Local author, Chris Garlington, Chef Efrain Cuevas, founder of Clandestino Dining, and Chef Lauren Parton, Chef de Cuisine of Clandestino...
Some states have re-invented voting through new voter ID laws: Is it a legal means to disenfranchise certain voters?
A 96-year-old woman was denied the right to a free voter ID in Tennessee because she couldn't come up...
