New NNPA Chair: ‘We’re Going to Flex Our Muscles’
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - When America's first Black newspaper was published on March 16, 1827, Black people were...
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Munger: State Payroll Processing Complete for July 15
Employee pay continues uninterrupted CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Monday announced that her office has finished...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Keynote Address at The National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ 39th Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN
Remarks as prepared for delivery Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today.  I want...
IL Department on Aging Seeks Nominations for Senior Hall of Fame
Nomination deadline is August 25; Winners announced later this year SPRINGFIELD, IL– The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is seeking...
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Breaks Ground on Job Center at Site of Ferguson Unrest
From the ashes of a Ferguson, Mo., convenience store burned in the unrest following Michael Brown’s death will rise the...
Author’s Heartfelt Book of Poetry, an Outpouring of Emotions During Wife’s Terminal Illness, Urges Readers to Strengthen and Cherish their Bonds of Love
Written from the heart and experiences of Guglielmo, ‘I Take Thee, Angela: A Life in Poetry’ comprises frank, raw and...
Kirk, Dent Call on President Obama to Nominate a Permanent VA Inspector General to Oversee Scandal-Plagued Agency
Permanent IG Position Has Been Vacant Since 2013 Pattern of Agency Misconduct and Corruption with No Accountability Needs to Change...
Minority Banks Shut Out of New Markets Tax Credits Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 15, 2015, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), an arm of the Treasury...
Treasurer Frerichs Partners with Credit Unions to Help People During Budget Impasse
CHICAGO, IL – Interest-free loans will be available to state workers if the budget impasse means payroll checks will not...
NAACP Ends Boycott of South Carolina
PHILADELPHIA, PA – At the NAACP 106th National Convention, the National Board of Directors voted to end the 15 year...
