World’s Only Museum Devoted to Black Union Movement and A. Philip Randolph to Celebrate 20-Year Anniversary
Iconic A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum partnering with UAW to observe milestone CHICAGO, IL - The year 2015 marks...
Day: January 8, 2015
Fioretti to the Mayor: No Public Land for Obama Library
CHICAGO, IL – The following is a statement from mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti on the proposed use of pulic land...
Study Exposes Nursing Home Residents’ Aggression Against Each Other
Columbus Dispatch/New America Media By Encarnacion Pyle COLUMBUS, Ohio--When people talk about abuse in nursing homes, they generally are referring...
Better Business Bureau’s Top Ten Scams of 2014
To view the Top 10 Scams of 2014 Infographic online, click here. CHICAGO, IL -Â In 2014, the Better Business...
Dr. Wilson Urges All Candidates to Buy Media Ads From the Black Press
By Chinta Strausberg Mayoral hopeful Dr. Willie Wilson Wednesday held a press conference at his downtown home challenging all candidates...
NAACP Statement on the Quitman 10
ATLANTA, Ga. -- After four years, three trials, two mistrials, Lula Smart has been exonerated on all counts. Georgia Secretary...
Why Are So Many Black Girls Suspended?
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu * A Black girl was suspended because she saw a parallel between Frederick Douglass trying to...
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
President Barack Obama sent the following Nominations to the Senate: Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Defense,...
ISBE-Developed Guidance Helps Schools and Teachers Implement New Math Standards
Math models receive positive feedback and accolades SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois districts are piloting state-developed model math units to help...
Senator Raoul: Let the People Pick a Comptroller, Then Merge Offices
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) voiced his strong support for letting voters choose a new...
