President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games
President Barack Obama announced the designation of the Presidential Delegation to Attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Summer...
Year: 2016
New Novel Addresses Race in the Workplace
A novel way to create conversation around race in the workplace Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Many books on diversity rely on...
Zika Virus Cases in Florida Linked to Local Mosquito Transmission
Travel Update SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) echoes CDC’s recent recommendation that pregnant women avoid...
Parents Encouraged to Include Emergency Preparedness in Back-to-School Plans
August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL – In the next few weeks, students from pre-kindergarten...
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs: Missed Investment Income Despite 6-Month Budget
Portfolio Reveals Millions in Missed Opportunity for Second Quarter CHICAGO, IL – The state of Illinois earned $7.9 million less...
Chicago Premiere of Frank Martin’s “The Love Potion” (Le Vin Herbe”) to be Staged by Chicago Opera Theater at the Music Box Theatre September 30 – October 7, 2016
COT Brings Live Opera Performance to Historic Cinema with Martin’s Mystical Adaptation of Tristan and Isolde Story CHICAGO, IL...
#TheBluestLie Collaborative Announce New Turn in Campaign to End the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Ordinance
A Press conference will be held today to announce a new turn in the campaign to demand an end to...
Man Illegally Beaten by Cook County Jail Guard to Speak Publicly for 1st Time
On Thursday, Guard Who Beat Him Was Finally Charged With a Felony ─ 2-1/2 Years After the Attack A...
National Urban League: North Carolina’s “Monster Law” Heads to the Dustbin of History
NEW YORK - National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement following a federal court's...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Court of Appeals Ruling in North Carolina Voting Case
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement after the ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in...
