Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Lt. Gov. Simon: Apply for federal farmers market grant
Farmers Market Promotion Program helps fund farmers markets, local food projects  SPRINGFIELD, IL – An advocate for local foods,...
Journalists at W.K. Kellogg Foundation Convening acknowledge mistakes in coverage of race-related events and issues
NEW ORLEANS-A panel of esteemed journalists acknowledged the shortcomings of media coverage as it relates to vulnerable youths and people...
Time extension for Lake Shore Drive bike ride
  Now more time to enjoy MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive    The Active Transportation Alliance announced...
Urban Victory launches online platform for Global Black Film
 Online Film Festival Slated for July 15 - August 30, 2012 Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Urban Victory Network...
Senator Kirk to move home with family; will continue recovery at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Statement from the Family of Senator Mark Kirk CHICAGO, IL - The office of Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released...
Harry Belafonte calls on America to heal its racial wounds and regain its status as a moral compass for the world
NEW ORLEANS-Declaring that America has lost its "moral purpose," entertainer and civil rights pioneer, Harry Belafonte, yesterday called on the...
25 Chicago nonprofits receive grants from Illinois Bar Foundation
CHICAGO, IL – Twenty-five Chicago nonprofit agencies are among 36 law-related nonprofit organizations statewide that received grants from the Illinois...
Explosive account of the month that changed the war in the Pacific and transformed America
James Campbell's new book The Color of War is the story of the critical battle for Saipan, where for the...
“Living Large in a Mini Kind of Wayâ€: A new play presented by Teatro Luna
  For the first time, Teatro Luna goes beyond its trademark devised projects to produce a play by a Latina...
Habakkuk Music and Blackgospelpromo.com partner for New Gospel CD Series
  The Best Indie Tracks, Yesterday, Today & Forever; Got Gospel?  Fourteen Track Compilation Features Tunes By Vickie...