Chicago’s Merit School of Music taps Lincoln Trio as first-ever Artists in Residence
Celebrated trio's debut performance as Merit's new resident ensemble is Wednesday, September 11 at 8:30 p.m., part of the International...
Year: 2013
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous to step down from Association at Year’s End
Jealous will remain in role through December 31, 2013 BALTIMORE, MD – NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous announced...
Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network respond to NAACP’s Ben Jealous’ resignation
"...Ben Jealous has operated with integrity and a real sense of hands-on activism..." Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton & National...
Lt. Gov. Simon to give keynote address at 128th Annual Illinois Licensed Beverage Association Convention
KANKAKEE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will be the keynote speaker at the 128th Annual Convention of the...
Alright TV announces launch of dFree® to Be Free, a new financial web series featuring Dr. DeForest B. Soaries
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Elementary students show growth on state tests under new performance levels; number of students meeting standards drops as expected
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Higher cut scores part of move toward more rigor in standards...
Former Police Superintendent LeRoy Martin, Sr. eulogized as an agent for change, a fighter for justice, and a man “committed to do goodâ€
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Martin was “brutally honest†and “almost always†would give a straight and...
Lincoln Died for Our Sins
This article is the ninth of an 11-part series on race By Jelani Cobb The opening scene of Steven Spielberg's cinemythic portrait...
Prosecutors secure 30-year sentence in 30-year-old murder
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Defendant captured after profile on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ A former Chicago man...
2013 Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program to give away $10,000 scholarships
Deadline to apply is September 30, 2013 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Xerox...
