Agenda Announced for Illinois State Board of Education Video-Conference Meeting Feb. 22
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting via...
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Ford Files Amendment to Fix Lottery Loophole & Increase School Funding
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – In an effort to ensure the responsible management of the Illinois Common School Fund and provide more...
Black Business Group, Black Banks Making Black History With Economic Justice
By Hazel Trice Edney Ron Busby, U. S. Black Chambers Inc.; Michael Grant, National Bankers Association; Alden McDonald...
Legislators Stand with Community to Issue People-Focused Legislative Agenda Following Governor’s Budget Address
Group Slams Governor Bruce Rauner’s Non-Budget Address for the 3rd Year in a Row On Wednesday, following the Governor’s budget...
University of Chicago Groups Protest Trump Manager on Campus
Coalition demands University Stop Providing Platform to Trump Surrogates CHICAGO, IL – After delivering a letter (attached) to the school’s...
Rep. Harper to Fight for Business Reforms as New Vice Chair of House Committee on Business Incentives for Local Communities
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As the new Vice-Chair of the House Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee, state Rep. Sonya...
National Hook-Up of Black Women Scholarship Program Now Open
The deadline to apply is February 27, 2017 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – National Hook-up of Black Women (NHBW) Scholarships are available...
67k Petition Signatures to Be Delivered Asking ACGME to Reject Dangerous 28-Hour Shifts for New Doctors
Today, Care2, Public Citizen, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), and Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU Healthcare) will deliver...
Team PETAL et al Creates Two Video Games During Global Game Jam’s Annual Event in North Carolina
Team PETAL et al. completed another Global Game Jam successfully during this year’s annual event in North Carolina PETAL et...
Maynard, the Documentary Film About the Life and Times of Maynard Jackson, the First Black Mayor of Atlanta, Moves Into Final Production
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – MAYNARD, the much-anticipated documentary film, which is being made about the life and times of former...
