Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
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Lead Singer on Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience National Tour 
Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls 
Woman Helping Veterans Transition into High-Impact Careers 
Illinois GOP Chairman congratulates GOP Primary winners; urges unity for November
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding the Illinois Republican Primary: Â "In just one week,...
Senator Durbin, Congressman Davis, and IL Senators Hunter and Raoul Recognized for Racial Justice Reform Efforts
(Chicago, IL) - The Illinois Association for Criminal Justice bestowed awards to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Danny K. Davis...
Leaders come together to forge plans for revitalization
Leadership Institute Tackles Abandonment of Properties  CAMBRIDGE, MA – With foreclosures and job loss impacting cities once considered stable...
Cornel West endorses a new blog site targeting millennials: FWDnation.com
FWDnation.com is the online content aggregator and blog for the millennial generation Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – The 2008 election...
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century commemorates the 4oth Anniversary of the 1972 National Black Political Convention
 The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), a research, policy and advocacy organization, will hold a national symposium,...
U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings is keynote speaker at Howard University’s Health Care Symposium in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) will give the keynote address on disparities in U.S. healthcare at Howard University’s one-day Symposium...
Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference to convene in Cleveland, OH May 21-22
First-In-Nation Conference Addresses Underrepresented Innovators   CLEVELAND, OH - The nation's first Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurship Conference (MBEC) will convene...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Unites with National Pan-Hellenic Council to Fight Pediatric Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease
NPHC taps its membership for 30-day fundraising challenge  MEMPHIS, TN - The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is uniting with...
2012 Primary Election Overview
(From the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners) Â The March 20, 2012 Primary Election will nominate candidates to a variety...
State’s Attorney’s Office announces Election Day hotline
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has designated nearly two hundred prosecutors to respond to complaints at polling places today,...