President Obama endorses Kirk Visa Waiver Bill
Chicago, IL - U.S.  Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) announced that President Obama has endorsed the bipartisan, bicameral Visa Waiver Bill he introduced alongside...
Year: 2011
Message to the Class of 2011
To Be Equal#22 By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  One of the most rewarding parts...
Clements/O’Hare Honor Veterans for Memorial Day – O’Hare Seeks Benefit Cards for Vets
Life-long friends, George O'Hare (left) and Father George Clements called on all Americans to honor veterans this Memorial Day. O'Hare...
Anger grows in South Korea over U.S. dumping of Agent Orange
(From New America Media) By Peter Schurmann and Jin Kim  In 2006, a film about U.S. military scientists dumping...
New book reveals the “other side” of another Black historical Icon
The annotated republication of Du Bois' "Darkwater" suggests he was anything but conservative Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- As critics debate...
Soldier Saved by Teenage Englewood War Hero is Forever Grateful
 Wonders why he’s still alive today  By Chinta Strausberg  Retired Army Capt. Jimmy B. Stanford Wednesday said...
Herman Cain and GOP presidential nomination an Oxymoron
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  The name Herman Cain and the words GOP presidential nominee make for...
Madigan warns consumers of increase in lottery scam reports
Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan alerted Illinois consumers to an alarming rise in reports to her office of...
Author Lori Jones Gibbs joins President Obama in supporting strong black men, positive black marriage and fatherhood
Gibbs is the author of a highly acclaimed book entitled "Yes, I Would Marry Him Again: Wives Salute Their African...
50,000 new low income housing units added to online database
LowIncome.org now features thousands of affordable houses and apartments that are now available to rent in all 50 states  ...
