A Temperature Check: What the Midterm Elections Mean for African-Americans and Other People of Color
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League On Wednesday, the National Urban League Washington Bureau and the National...
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State Announces LIHEAP Winter Energy Assistance Program Enrollment
All Eligible Households Can Apply for Home Heating Assistance SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity...
Neighborhood Residents Rally to Take Back Chicago, Demand Action from Elected Officials
One week after the election, community leaders take to the street for minimum wage, education, and housing priorities overwhelmingly supported...
Tell President Obama: Fix the FCC and Protect the Internet
Tell President Obama: "FCC Chair Tom Wheeler is advancing a plan that would kill the open Internet. It’s time to...
Bullying Prevention Program Kick-Off a Bully-Free Celebration
According to Bullying and Victimization Among African American Adolescents: A Literature Review , a report in the Journal of Child and...
President Obama and Illinois Lt. Gov. Simon Statements on Passing of Lane Evans
Former U.S. Congressman Lane Evans who represented the 17th Congressional District of Illinois from 1982 to 2006 lost his battle...
Better Business Bureau Advisory: Beware of Customer Service Support Scams
CHICAGO, IL - Pre-paid debit cards such as GreenDot Money Cards, Wal-Mart MoneyCard and Western Union MoneyWise are popular not...
Black Women Comment on Black Voter Turnout in the Midterm Elections
Members of Black Women's Roundtable Comment on Black Voter Turnout WASHINGTON, DC - The following comments were made by members...
NAACP Statement on Outcome of the 2014 Midterm Elections
Baltimore, Md. --Â The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is committed to leading the effort alongside other...
Study Puts Dollar Amount on Cost of Smoking in California
New America Media By Julian Do and Peter Schurmann LOS ANGELES – We all know the health risks associated with...
