Living Up to the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education
By Marc Morial President $ CEO, National Urban League “Education is perhaps the most important function of state and local...
Month: May 2015
MD Governor Vetoes Bill to Restore Voting Rights to 40K People
Disenfranchisement News From:The Sentencing Project Alabama House approves bill that defines which offenses result in forfeiture of voting rights The...
Black Non-Profit Org Launches Online Fundraiser to Host “Police Brutality Survival” Summer Camps for Teens in Baltimore, Ferguson, and Atlanta
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) –  Orrin Hudson, founder of Atlanta-based non-profit organization Be Someone, says he is on a mission to teach...
Call For Entries: 51st Chicago International Film Festival
The 51st Chicago International Film Festival presents Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design. In collaboration with the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial (October 2015-January 2016),...
ISBE to Kick Off Summer Meals program
Ensuring low-income students are well fed while school is out SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
34th Annual American Black Chiropractic Association Convention to be Held in Atlanta, June 25-27
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – The 34th Annual ABCA National Convention will be held at Life University in Atlanta, GA on...
Man Sentenced to Prison for Cigarette Smuggling in Champaign
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced that Lemont Baggett, 51,...
The Illinois Department of Public Health Urges Illinoisans to Take Precautions Against West Nile Virus
Illinois Department of Public Health offers tips for avoiding mosquito bites SPRINGFIELD, IL – As we start to see warmer...
New Black Invention Aims to Protect Children From Lawn Care Injuries
With a solution to protecting children and others during lawn maintenance, Safe Cut can be used in both home and...
Vietnam Veteran Confirmed as IDVA Assistant Director
SPRINGFIELD, IL – U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran Harry F. Sawyer, a 33-year state employee, was confirmed as the Assistant Director...
