Apple’s Teachable Moment
Op-ed By Ben Jealous and Heather Warnken Inclusion inspires innovation. This mantra, featured prominently on Apple's website, was put to...
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NAACP Applauds Maryland Legislature for Passing Bill to Restore Voting Rights
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland legislature has overwhelmingly approved a bill to restore voting rights to nearly 40,000 people with...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts; Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following...
Black Youth Project 100 Chicago to Rally for Black Fast Food Workers
Demands include fair wages, union rights for Black workers CHICAGO, IL – On Wednesday, April 15, The Black Youth Project...
Madigan Warns Homeowners to be on Alert for Home Repair Scams
Attorney General Files Lawsuits Against Scam Artists in Chicago & Downstate Following Last Week’s Tornadoes in Northern, Central Illinois CHICAGO,...
Residents Protest to Demand an End to Political Intimidation and Corruption at 106th and Avenue M in Chicago
Threats of retaliation and reports of harassment for absentee ballots causes community outrage CHICAGO, IL – On April 11 at...
Civil Rights Leaders Announced Campaign to Confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General
In wake of South Carolina shooting that killed Walter Scott, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornell William Brooks, Marc Morial and other...
Munger Activates Illinois Gives to Help Northern Illinois Tornado Victims
Comptroller’s program lets state employees, retirees donate from paychecks CHICAGO, IL –  Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger on Friday activated...
Congresssional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement on the 50th...
5 Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr. You Probably Don’t Know
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon known for his influential speeches and his marches...
