DuSable Museum reenacts 5oth Anniversary of March On Washington
Activists lay out challenges  By Chinta Strausberg  For those unable to attend Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the 1963 March...
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Mormon legal battle coming to Chicago
 Tickets available for dramatization of 1840s extradition hearings of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith  The University of Chicago...
Immigration Reform Forum set for Northeastern Illinois University September 7th
 Race, Border Walls and the Politics of not Selling Out Politicians promoting "Immigration Reform" are trying to sell us...
Governor Quinn Addresses Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention
 Signs New Law to Boost Small and Minority-Owned Businesses in Illinois  PEORIA , IL – Governor Pat Quinn...
NAACP calls for housing finance policies that increase homeownership; applauds President Obama for not endorsing the Corker-Warner legislation
Statement By Hilary O. Shelton Senior Vice President for Advocacy for the NAACP  WASHINGTON, IL -The NAACP strongly believes that...
State Senator Collins’ tenant protections signed into law
CHICAGO, IL — In a ceremony at the home of a neighborhood advocate, legislation Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago...
Madigan: Illinois receives over $2 billion in relief from National Foreclosure Settlement
 Settlement Funding Supports Direct Homeowner Relief, Awards for Foreclosure Prevention and Community Revitalization Programs  CHICAGO, IL — Illinois...
National Black Church Initiative, Area Pastors to hold News Conference urging Congregations to Join March on Washington
The National Black Church Initiative in Washington, DC and area pastors will hold a press conference today to promote the...
Wheeling Residents Will March To Village President, Delivering A Lettering Pleading To Stay and Not Be Displaced
WHEELING, IL – Father Jose Landaverde of Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Mission and trailer home residents spearheaded a fast...
Detroit Ethnic Media Tell Different Story — Immigrants Key to Revival
 New America Media by Anthony Advincula  NEW YORK -- Since Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in...
