NAACP Returns to United Nations for CERD to Discuss Critical Civil Rights Issues
NAACP leaders return to Geneva for the United Nations review of the United States’ progress on its obligations to reduce...
Day: August 20, 2014
The Family of 19-Year-Old Keith Warren Found Hung on a Tree 29 Years Ago in 1986 Seek to Have Case Re-Opened
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Sean Bell. Amadou Diallo. Trayvon Martin. Keith Warren. These four men and countless others have no...
Yet Another Sore Spot
By Dr. William E. Spriggs On Aug. 9, police in Ferguson, Missouri shot Michael Brown to death, an unarmed Black...
Prosecutors Secure 40-Year Sentence in 2011 Maywood Murder
A Broadview man convicted in the 2011 murder of another man during a dispute in the drive-thru of a fast...
IDHS/DRS Helps More Than 5,000 Individuals With Disabilities Find Jobs
Program provides necessary tools to earn a living wage and become more independent SPRINGFIELD, IL – A program operated by...
Sec’y of State Jesse White Urges Student Readers to Enter “Letters About Literature†Competition
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging students in grades 4 through 12 to enter the...
Illinois Sees Increased Number of College-Ready Students
Illinois’ ACT score continues to rank among the best for states that test all students SPRINGFIELD, IL ‑ The Class...
Heavy Metal and Asylum Press Join Forces to Create Horror and Sci-fi Extravaganza for Issue #271 of the World’s Greatest Illustrated Magazine
Frank Forte, Publisher at Asylum Press, named guest editor for Heavy Metal #271, gathers together a worldwide talent base to...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Rolls Out Legislative Package at Hearing on Criminal Justice Reform
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez rolled out several prospective reforms to the county and statewide criminal justice system today...
Simon: Skokie School Districts Put Classrooms First
Intergovernmental agreement adopts efficiency, effectiveness reforms SKOKIE, IL — Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will celebrate an education reform milestone...
