“Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation” Saturday, December 1, 2012
 The Illinois Humanities Council will sponsor a conversation with author and activist Beth E. Richie and a panel of local...
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Interfaith Coalition to Restore the Water Fee Exemption, prays for relief
Asks Council to do right thing by religious community By Chinta Strausberg  CHICAGO, IL - Today is the full...
Federal housing programs fail to place minority and low-income families near high quality schools
New Study Finds Affordable Housing Located Near Low Performing, High Poverty Schools  WASHINGTON, DC - Across the country, tenants...
Irregularities Cast Pall Over Arpaio Election Win
New America Media By Valeria Fernandez PHOENIX – After moving to the Phoenix area, the Bustamante family made sure to...
Blacks and Hispanics lost $1 trillion in Home Equity
(A Reprint from Louisiana Weekly)Â Among the 10.9 million homes that went into foreclosure between 2007 and 2011, more than...
Chicago kids get together to make a Super Hero film about taking their neighborhoods back one block at a time
Chicago, IL. – With the super success of “The Avengers†and the soon to be released “Super Man†and “Spiderman†movies,...
The Better Business Bureau finds holiday shopping lists focus on value and service
CHICAGO, IL - While everyone has their own holiday shopping list, two areas that seem to be important to everyone...
Coca-Cola Foundation to award the Vive En Forma Organization a $100K Community Grant at the 10th Annual Illinois State Legislative Caucus Conference
CHICAGO, IL – Supporting nutrition education initiatives and physical activity programs helps people understand the importance of consuming a sensible,...
Twenty people arrested attempting to speak with Senator Durbin
Occupy Chicago and local community organizations reject Grand Bargain austerity measures  CHICAGO, IL – Five Occupy Chicago men and women...
Denny’s makes major donation to Tom Joyner Foundation to fund Food Science and Hospitality Management Scholarship for HBCU students
DALLAS, TX (BlackNews.com) -- Denny's has donated $25,000 to the Tom Joyner Foundation to help students pursuing food science and...
