Illinois Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
March 11-17, 2018 designated as a week to recognize 2,600 volunteers SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed March...
Month: March 2018
Federal Prosecutors Charge Huntsville Man with Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization
BIRMINGHAM – Earlier this week, federal prosecutors filed a terrorism charge against a Huntsville man who has acknowledged that he...
Black Media Experts to Teach at Powerful Seminar in Washington, DC
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Having the right marketing and public relations strategies is the key to the success of any...
2018’s Happiest Cities in America
WalletHub Study From: Diana Popa <media@wallethub.com> WalletHub Study With March 20 being International Day of Happiness and the aim to find...
llinois Surpasses Old Peak Employment Level
Illinois Unemployment Rate Dips in January CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that...
Organized Effort to Promote Ghana to African Americans
Ghana Tourism Authority and the Adinkra Group announce US East Coast Tourist Visit An organized effort to promote...
Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?
From: Marc Mauer <staff@sentencingproject.org> Marc Mauer's Statement: I'm writing to share a new analysis revealing that while most states have downsized...
Speaker Madigan Issues Statement on Sexual Harassment
Speaker Michael Madigan's Statement: SPRINGFIELD, IL – “Over the past several weeks, I have had meetings with members, staff and...
State Rep. Welch Appointed to House Executive and Revenue & Finance Committees
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Upon review of credentials and precedent in the Illinois House, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has...
25th Celebration of Black Women in Film and TV
Cheryl Boone Issacs, Immediate past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to anchor 25th Celebration f...
