July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month
Be The Match® urges African Americans to sign up to save lives Minneapolis, MN (BlackNews.com) -- Josh Biyoyouwei suffered a...
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My Strength: Uplifting Book of Poetry Invigorates Readers; Exposing Solace & Peace of Mind
Written directly from the heart, Debra George serves up an abundance of inspiration in ‘MY STRENGTH: (The book of poems...
Navy Veteran from Montgomery Honored as Illinois Veteran of the Month
AURORA, IL – On December 23, 1966, Herschel “Lucky†Luckinbill was just that, when shells from hostile North Vietnamese shore...
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Applauds Senate Confirmation of Two African American Judges to U.S. District Court
CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge's Statement on Senate Confirmation of Judge Darrin P. Gayles and Judge Staci Yandle WASHINGTON, DC...
NAACP, Coalition Partners Reaffirm Unified Support for the Voting Rights Amendment Act at Press Conference
Washington, D.C. -- Civil rights leaders held a press conference on Capitol Hill reaffirming their unified support for the Voting...
Kirk and Stepfather of Illinois Hero Felled Searching for Bergdahl Demand Answers from President Obama on Guantanamo Detainee Release
Kirk Led 11 Senators in a Demand to Stop Releasing Terrorists CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and...
Fifty Years After Civil Rights Act: A Land of Opportunity
By William Spriggs (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Fifty years ago, the U.S. Senate passed the version of the Civil Rights Act of...
Simon Kicks Off Electric Vehicle Road Trip, Encourages Employers to Take the Charging Pledge
Statewide trip will promote, advance EV infrastructure CARTERVILLE – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon today kicked off a two-day road...
The Jackson 5 of the Early 1970’s Deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom
By Kevin Antoine, JD Assistant Vice President Office of Diversity & Inclusion SUNY Downstate Medical Center Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – My...
Illinois State Board of Education Awards $62.7 million in Title I Section 1003(g) School Improvement Grants
State awards federal funds to reform 16 schools in nine districts SPRINGFIELD, IL – Sixteen schools in nine districts will...
