NAACP-Brooklyn Branch to hold its Annual Freedom Fund Reception & Awards Ceremony May 11
 Brooklyn, NY - "ONE BOROUGH, ONE CITY, ONE DREAM" is the theme for The  National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
People, Places and Things
Robert Warnock new President of SIDS of Illinois, Inc. Board of Directors
 Naperville, IL - Robert Warnock has been elected President of the Board of Directors of Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois,...
Black invention prevents ring-around-the-collar: National Marketing Campaign launched
National campaign includes multi-market, national advertising campaign, online promotion via KollarGuard.com, Facebook and Twitter platforms  KOllar Guard is a...
African American Civil War Museum and Memorial expresses condolences upon the death of Larry Dillard
 Washington, DC - Dr. Frank Smith, executive director of The African American Civil War Museum and Memorial,  has issued...
Tavis Smiley launches 10-city “Fail Up” Tour
 Award-winning broadcaster releases new book about building success from failure  Bookcover New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- In 2009, TIME...
Melody Spann-Cooper and other Corporations/Advocates committed to supplier diversity to be honored
MBEIC/ChicagoMSDC to honor leaders with exemplary supplier diversity records  Chicago, IL – Navistar’s president and CEO Daniel Ustian will receive...
Young Egyptians attend WorldChicago’s Cairo Initiative for democracy and governance during a time of historic significance for the Middle East
 (From WorldChicago)                                                                                 Chicago, IL - WorldChicago announced today that it is hosting a group of non-profit and...
Pritzker Military Library Pays Tribute to Chicago Vietnam Hero
By Chinta Strausberg The prestigious Pritzker Military Library recently paid tribute to Milton Lee Olive, III, the first African American...
Chicago Architecture Foundation adds new Architecture Tours
Chicago, IL – The Chicago Architecture Foundation may be best known for the architecture river cruise, but five new tours have...
Landmarks Illinois announces ten most endangered Historic Places for 2011
 Springfield, IL — A list of the state’s ten “most threatened†historic sites was announced at a press conference...
