Don’t Take Away the Ladder to Success for Aspiring Minority Small Business Owners
By Djenane Bartholomew Every day my husband and I make decisions that affect the lives of 450 people and their...
Month: February 2015
Madigan Calls on Oil Companies to put Stop to Synthetic Drug Sales at Gas Stations
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter calling on nine oil companies to take steps to...
Celebrate Black History Month by Celebrating Your Health
From Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention February marks a month of celebrations as the nation acknowledges the accomplishments of...
New Book Showcases African American Motion Picture Pioneers
A Separate Cinema: 50 Years of Independent African American Filmmaking Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – A Separate Cinema: 50 Years...
Statement by President Obama on the Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
President Barack Obama: It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the death of Kayla Jean Mueller. On...
Madigan, Randolph County State’s Attorney Charge Drew Peterson for Solicitation of Murder
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker filed a two-count criminal...
State’s Attorney Drops Prosecution of Nationally-Recognized Wrongful Conviction Case
Tyrone Hood Cleared After 21 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment CHICAGO, IL –  The Cook County State’s Attorney's office today vacated...
Ald. Burnett Transforms 27th Ward Into a Diamond in the Rough
Foes want to take it away By Chinta Strausberg Born in the shadows of Chicago’s Rockwell Garden housing development and...
Union Bank Celebrates Black History Month Paying Tribute to African American History Makers
Engaging new videos highlight African American legends in fashion, aerospace and technology and the young trailblazers they inspired LOS ANGELES,...
“Black Lives Matter!” Our Attitude Toward the Elections in Chicago
From the Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression What are the mayoral and aldermanic elections really about? There are...
