Augustana Choir to Perform Midwest Tour Concert in Arlington Heights and Naperville
The acclaimed Augustana Choir launches its Midwest tour on February 17, presenting six concerts along with eight guest ensembles...
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Apollo Chorus of Chicago 145th Season Continues With Bach’s Beloved and Profound Mass In B Minor
Stephen Alltop, Music Director & Conductor and David Bachmann, Assistant Conductor CHICAGO, IL — One of the most...
Protest Over Trump’s Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline and Keystone Pipeline
Trump signed an executive order yesterday to force through the rest of the construction of the Dakota Access (DAPL)...
Playwright of Marcus Garvey Drama Produces List of Accused who were Pardoned Posthumously
Silver Spring, MD (BlackNews.com) - The author of the first play ever written about Marcus Garvey found that pardoning convicted...
Illinois Film Industry Generates $499 Million in 2016
Chicago named #5 Best Place to Live and Work as a Moviemaker CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois FILM Office announced...
Black History Matters! Celebrate Black History With a Reflection on the 100 Years Leading up to Barack Obama Winning the Presidency
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – At the end of the historic tenure of a black president and the recent resurgence of white...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Host “State of the Black Community Legislative Update”
CHICAGO, IL – The 100th General Assembly began just days ago, and the mounting tension at the state Capital has...
Goodman Theatre Presents “Black Words Matter: Celebrating Black Voices on Stage and Beyond,” Commemorating Black History Month
Free four-part series includes partner orgs DuSable Museum of African American History, AMC Dine-In Theatres Black 37, Harold Washington Library...
Ford Motor Company, Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Rapper Big Sean and Others Join to Expand Men of Courage on MLK Holiday
o Notable ambassadors with Ford's expanding Men of Courage program include music and tech investor Troy Carter, NFL all-pro DeAndre...
getTV Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day With a Special Variety Block Featuring a Rare 1967 Interview With Civil Rights Icon Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Merv Griffin Show, on Jan. 16 at 8 P.M. ET
The Martin Luther King Day Block also includes Muhammad Ali on THE SONNY & CHER SHOW, Redd Foxx & LaBelle...
