Kirk, Brady to visit Straw Poll voting sites, announce results at State GOP headquarters
 Voting is still open today, Saturday, November 5, at IllinoisStrawPoll.com. Those interested can vote in person Saturday or Online Saturday until...
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Oscar Pistorius to team up with Michael Johnson at Beyond Sport Summit
 Two of the world’s most iconic athletes will take to the stage together at the Beyond Sport Summit and...
Who should be the 45th President of the United States?
There’s still time to vote in the Illinois GOP Straw Poll on who should be president of the United States....
National Black Church Initiative supports AT&T’s job creation for Americans, congratulates AT&T on its efforts
 Washington DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations...
Do grants really help small biz?
  The great grant caper… who done it?  By James R. Taylor, Executive Director Virginia Housing and Community...
Reggae Artist Ainsworth Rose to perform in Chicago at the DuSable Museum of African American History
 Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Local Reggae Calypso singer/songwriter, Ainsworth Rose and his Sunshine Reggae Singers, will take center stage...
NOAA awards FAMU $15 million to train a new generation of scientists
Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons announces that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded FAMU an education and...
Achievement gap narrows at Illinois elementary schools
Nine schools make it off status even as benchmarks increase  Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education...
Author L Guy Burton reveals secrets to consistent winning at casino slots
Warwick, NY (BlackNews.com) -- L Guy Burton, author of several books, magazine articles, and screenplays, reveals, in his latest e-book...
Prostate cancer: Another Tuskegee experiment?
 Are we headed towards a de facto Tuskegee-like experiment with prostate cancer?  By Thomas A. Farrington, PHEN President...
