U.S. Senators Kirk, Levin, Durbin, Casey lead effort to restore Great Lakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.), along with...
Day: September 21, 2012
March and rally to demand justice for victims of police murder – Stephon Watts & Prince Akbar – Saturday 22, 2012
Community members to gather at Watts’ home and march to Calumet City police station  (From The Illinois Campaign to...
Black congregations finding ‘common ground’ by connecting faith to African roots
 AfricanAncestry.com helps Black Clergy deepen member bonds and foster healthy faith identities through genetic ancestry tracing   Washington, DC...
Lt. Gov. Simon celebrates Constitution Week with civics lesson
'Courtroom in the Classroom' program illustrates government impact on students  CARBONDALE, IL – As Constitution Week comes to a close...
Black professor rejects college as a means to wealth
ATLANTA, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Business & Economics professor, Devin Robinson, transitioned from the U.S. Army in 1998 after serving 6...
Chicago International Film Festival takes “Flight†with closing night film, October 25
The 48th Chicago International Film Festival brings down the curtain on another year of fantastic films with Robert Zemeckis' latest...
African Americans in Chicago celebrate history and a new book, The Black Chicago Renaissance, on Oct. 3 at Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University’s St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies will commemorate  the life and work of the late...
Give kids a chance: Stop violence in their neighborhoods
 By Rev. Marcenia J. Richards Pastor of The Life Center  In a new book about improving education in...
Saint Sabina’s historic peace basketball tournament ready to roll
Pfleger: ‘Old ways ain’t working,’ Asa Powell: ‘It’s family time, now’ By Chinta Strausberg  Flanked by organizers of September...
