Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu: Back to School…”As summer Comes to a Close, School Begins for Our Children…”
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu African American Images CHICAGO, IL - As summer comes to a close, school begins for our...
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Serve Illinois Commission Announces $15.6 Million for AmeriCorps Programs
28 grantees will place 1,682 AmeriCorps volunteers in communities SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and...
ISBE Announces More Than 200 Illinois Schools to Participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
$5.23 million awarded for the 2015-16 school year SPRINGFIELD — Students across the state will have access to free fruits...
Former House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Activist Teri Hawks Goodmann to Serve as Iowa Draft Biden Co-Chairs
Iowa – Draft Biden announced today that former Iowa House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Activist Teri Hawks Goodmann...
Coloring Outside the Lines Equals Success at GCE Lab School
Nontraditional learning method spurs 100% college rate and nonstop enthusiasm CHICAGO, IL – As Chicago teens head back to...
IDPH Reports Four Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Quincy, Including One Death
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) are reporting four...
State Senator Gerald Malloy and Inez Tenenbaum to Serve as South Carolina Draft Biden Co-Chairs, Isaiah Nelson Hired as State Director
Columbia, SC – Draft Biden announced that State Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington) and former State Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum...
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announces 2015 Apple HBCU Scholars Program
The deadline is September 18, 2015. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – Tech giant Apple, maker of the iPod, iPad, and iPhone, has...
Illinois Continues to See Strong Minority and Low-Income Participation on AP Exams
State’s minority and low-income participation continues to outpace national average, with these groups showing record gains in test scores SPRINGFIELD,...
Cook GOP Presents Flip Illinois 2016
PALATINE, IL -- The road to getting a Republican in the White House is through Cook County. It is no...
