State committee recommends new kindergarten readiness assessment
 Report calls for assessing multiple abilities over time  Springfield, IL — A committee of educational leaders today submitted to the...
Year: 2011
Dr. Bernice A. King culminates 100 Days of Nonviolence and celebrates Coretta Scott King’s 84th Birthday
  Atlanta, GA - Today, Wednesday, April 27th at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Coretta Scott King Young Women's...
Portoluz kicks off groundbreaking cultural series WPA 2.0: A Brand New Deal
 Film screenings, forums, musical performances to jumpstart year-long series of events.  Chicago, IL - Non-profit arts presenter portoluz...
Jesse White and the Chicago Bulls unveil new permanent Bulls License Plate
Money Raised From the License Plates Will Support Illinois Public Schools  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the...
Amistad Communications’ new talk show, “Fade to Blackâ€, debuts tonight on WUPC-TV 10
University Park, IL – “Fade to Blackâ€, a new Talk show, will debut tonight in the South Suburban area at...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls on APPLE, GOOGLE to address mobile device privacy concerns
Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called for a meeting with Apple Inc. and Google executives in the wake...
Trump singlehandedly revives “Birther” issue
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson    Forgotten in the furor over Orange County GOP Central Committee Member...
African American Civil War Museum and Memorial expresses condolences upon the death of Larry Dillard
 Washington, DC - Dr. Frank Smith, executive director of The African American Civil War Museum and Memorial,  has issued...
Tavis Smiley launches 10-city “Fail Up” Tour
 Award-winning broadcaster releases new book about building success from failure  Bookcover New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- In 2009, TIME...
Gov. Quinn announces increased Bicycle Safety Reporting
New Tracking of “Dooring†Crashes Will Identify Problem Areas (From the Active Transportation Alliance)  Chicago, IL - Gov. Pat...
