Illinois State Cancer Registry Receives Highest Award for Excellence in Cancer Data Collection
Illinois receives gold certification for 17th year SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D.,...
Year: 2015
Harlem Book Fair Announces Wheatley Legacy Award Recipients Poet Nikki Giovanni and Children’s Book Illustrator Jerry Pinkney
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) –The QBR Wheatley Book Awards recognizes the best African American books and writers in Fiction, Nonfiction,...
Phone Scammers Posing as Attorney General’s Office Representatives: Madigan
Attorney General Warns Phone Scammers Posing as Government Officials Attempt to Con Targets Into Sending Money CHICAGO, IL — Attorney...
NAACP Announces “America’s Journey For Justice”
Broad coalition of partners including the Democracy Initiative, Communications Workers of America, Common Cause, and Sierra Club Announce 860-mile March...
Rep. Tammy Duckworth: Why I’m voting against “fast track”
Letters to Editors Add your name: tell Congress that Fast Track is wrong for American workers and manufacturers From: Rep....
Better Business Bureau Warns Consumers to be Aware of Health Care Scams
CHICAGO, IL - You can find them everywhere, on the internet, TV, Radio, newspapers and magazines. Ads offering miracle cures...
The Congressional Black Caucus Files Amicus Brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court
The Congressional Black Caucus Argues that North Carolina Legislature’s 2011 Redistricting Plan Undermines the Voting Rights Act of 1965 WASHINGTON,...
First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes in Northern Illinois for 2015 Reported
SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive mosquito batches...
A Father’s Day Story: One Day I Looked in the Mirror and Much to My Surprise!
By Dr. Charles L. Singleton Nationwide (BlackNews.com) –  Absolutely, overpowering and spiritual thoughts of complete wonderment and curiosity prevailed. Yes,...
CBC, CHC & CAPAC Urge Senate HELP to Improve Every Child Achieves Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 84 Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the...
