NNPA to champion pardon for Wilmington Ten
(From New America Media)  By Khalil Abdullah  Editor's note: The Wilmington Ten were a group of civil rights...
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HUD awards nearly $54 million to help low-income families receive job training, employment
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced that public housing agencies across the...
Illinois’ hometown heroes during the Civil War
The stories of Illinois’ Medal of Honor recipients from 1861 – 1865 offered during Civil War 150th anniversary    The...
The Sentencing Project calls for an overhaul of the criminal justice system
 Blames government for high recidivism rate  By Chinta Strausberg  Calling for a complete overhaul of the U.S....
New study estimates $21.3 billion food budget shortfall for Americans at risk of hunger
 Over one third of Counties with both the highest food insecurity and food costs are majority African American  Chicago,...
Topinka applauds Senate passage of Fiscal Office Consolidation
Combining offices would save an estimated $12 million annually  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Thursday released...
America’s most segregated cities likely to stay that way
(From New America Media)  By Earl Ofari Hutchinson   The recent report that America's most segregated cities are...
Time with no crime: The wrongful conviction of Pastor Onslow
Georgia Pastor Onslow Ross maintains innocence; pleas public support for appeal and ultimate exoneration  Macon, GA (BlackNews.com) - It...
Violence in Ivory Coast strikes fear among Liberians here
(From New America Media) By Anthony Advincula  NEW YORK -- As intensifying violence in Ivory Coast threatens to spill...
Better Business Bureau advice for Tax Return Filers
(From the Better Business Bureau)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHICAGO, IL - While the deadline to file and/or pay your taxes has...
