Florida man gets 20 years in state prison for shooting car
By Kathy Ancar Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- As he did every Saturday night for the previous four years, on August 20,...
Year: 2012
Gardner working quietly to get blacks hired but wants Mayor Emanuel to visit sites
By Chinta Strausberg  For those who have been asking what will retired business giant Ed Gardner do after holding...
After we re-elect President Obama, then what?
(From the Institute of the Black World 21st Century) Â New York - Dr. Ron Daniels, political analyst, veteran social...
Cities look to sports teams for leadership
The world’s leading sports teams will gather at Yankee Stadium on November 13th, when Beyond Sport United welcomes the leaders...
The 48th Chicago International Film Festival’s Cinema of the Americas Program Showcases One of the Most Exciting Filmmaking Regions of the World
One Hemisphere, Many Stories  CHICAGO, IL - Dystopian futures. Idyllic love stories. Rites of passage. Sweeping epics. The 48th...
New book, “The Final Race”, says racism is a disease – Read the cure
"The Final Race" by Dr. Oliver Chiapco discusses race, faith, and forgiveness New Smyrna Beach, FL (BlackNews.com) -- A provocative...
Steppenwolf for Young Adults brings One Book, One Chicago Selection, The Book Thief, to the Upstairs Theatre, October 16 – November 9, 2012
Hallie Gordon directs a cast of 13 in Heidi Stillman’s World premiere Adaptation of Markus Zusak’s Bestselling Novel as part...
Mitt Romney is Mitt Romney’s problem
“By no stretch of the imagination has Romney said anything significant about what his plans are for America or how he...
Alderman Brookins supports Gardner, vows to hold hearings on lack of jobs for blacks
By Chinta Strausberg  Referring to Ed Gardner’s rally for jobs held Sunday at 95th and Western, City Council Black...
Disenfranchisement News: 1 in 5 African Americans disenfranchised in Kentucky
(A Reprint from the Sentencing Project) Kentucky Disenfranchisement Laws Prevent 1 in 5 African-Americans from Voting  As part of...
