National Veterans Art Museum to host reading of Short, Crazy Vietnam War memoir
Reading accompanied by Display of Never-Before-Shown Artist/Author’s Drawings CHICAGO, IL – On April 20, 2013 at 2 p.m., the National...
Month: March 2013
State Senator Raoul supports constitutional pension reform
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-13th) issued the following statement on the pension reform votes taken in...
Funeral Services set for Dr. Barbara S. Penelton for Sunday and Monday
By Chinta Strausberg Visitation for Dr. Barbara S. Penelton, 75, who died in a head-on car crash in Peoria last...
State Attorneys General support nomination of Tom Perez as Secretary of U.S. Department of Labor
Joint statement from State Attorneys General on support of Perez's nominnation “Tom Perez is a brilliant lawyer and leader, who...
Black psychologist releases new book highlighting psychology’s role in the school-to-prison pipeline
"Psycho-Academic Holocaust" by Dr. Umar Johnson discusses how ADHD and other diagnoses poorly discriminate between normal and abnormal behaviors amongst...
Raoul proposal expands access to early voting
Legislation would extend early voting, grace period voting to the day before an election SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator...
Swiss Tourist Rape ‘unfortunate’ for All the wrong reasons
First Post By Sandip Roy The gang-rape of the Swiss tourist in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh was front page news in...
2013 Small Business Grants helping African American entrepreneurs reach their business goals
Pepsi, Miller Coors, Verizon, Xerox, Coca-Cola and even Bill Gates himself are all giving away thousands of dollars this year...
Milwaukee author releases “Speak Your Peace” offering raw accounts, solace, help for abuse victims
MILWAUKEE, WI - Jodine Basterash is a survivor. The mother of four has suffered domestic violence at the hands of...
President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, inducted as an Honorary Member of The Links, Incorporated
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- The Links, Incorporated and The Links Foundation, Incorporated are pleased to announce the induction of Liberian...
