State Board Honors Art Poster Contest Winner
Contest celebrates annual Illinois Arts Education Week SPRINGFIELD, IL — This week marks the 34th annual Illinois Arts Education Week,...
Year: 2016
New Book Reveals Top 50 Black Woman-Owned Beauty Products, Haircare Products, and Skincare Products
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- A new book entitled, Black Girl Magic: Top 50 Black Woman-Owned Beauty Products, Skincare Products, Haircare...
Robert Falls Marks 30 Years as Artistic Director in the 2016/2017 Season that’s “Essential Goodman”: An Unprecedented 11-Play Slate of New Plays, Reimagined Classics, a Major Musical Revival + New Stages
Falls continues his career-long exploration of Eugene O'Neill, directing the comedy Ah, Wilderness! Plus Annie Baker's adaptation of Uncle Vanya...
Phoenix Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Support ISIL and Other Terrorism-Related Offenses
Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count each of the...
BYP100 Chicago Holds People’s Assembly for Police Accountability: Demands Justice for Rekia Boyd
The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter disrupted the Chicago Police Board’s meeting in order to call...
Justice Department and City of Ferguson, Missouri, Resolve Lawsuit with Agreement to Reform Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court to Ensure Constitutional Policing
The Justice Department and the city of Ferguson, Missouri, today jointly filed an agreement resolving the United States’ pending lawsuit...
Deutsche Bank Must Stand Trial in Case Accused of African American Homeowner Beating and Home Invasion
Bank's Lawyers at San Francisco Severson & Werson LLP Embrace Felon Convicted for Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions to...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield to Senate Republicans: The American People Deserve Better
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released a statement in response to Senator Mitch McConnell...
Madigan Issues 2015 Public Access Report During Sunshine Week
Public Access Bureau Received Over 4,700 New Matters in 2015 CHICAGO, IL — In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney...
Among Delinquent Teens, Whites More Likely Than Blacks to Abuse Hard Drugs
Findings call for reform addressing disproportionate incarceration of African Americans • First comprehensive study of substance abuse and dependence in...
