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 
Illinois State Comptroller Topinka: POWER helps Illinois businesses compete
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined dozens of small business leaders in Chicago recently to announce POWER,...
Health disparities cause financial burdens for families, communities and health care system
By Kimberly N. Alleyne America's Wire  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Health disparities are creating economic burdens for families, communities...
The Sentencing Project’s new report investigates “The Lives of Juvenile Lifersâ€
 “The Lives of Juvenile Lifersâ€, the first-ever national survey of this population, investigates the life experiences of individuals serving sentences...
The Hope Church: A genuine influence for faith, community enrichment, and economic growth
Orlando, FL (BlackNews.com) -- Under the leadership of Bishop Allen T.D. Wiggins, Senior Pastor of The Hope Church and architect...
TimeLine Theatre Company announces 2012-13 Season
Chicago, IL — TimeLine Theatre Company, named one of the nation's top 10 emerging theatre companies (American Theatre Wing, founder of...
Senators Collins and Sullivan honor first African-American Catholic Priest
 Father Tolton Ministered to Faithful in Quincy, Chicago  SPRINGFIELD, IL - State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) and...
Cancer Outreach Workshop targets African Americans
Focus Is Prevention, Detection, Intervention Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Cancer and how the disease disproportionately affects the African American...
National Urban League to release 2012 State of Black America Report, "Occupy the Vote to Educate, Employ & Empower", on March 7, 2012
The National Urban League will release its 2012 State of Black America Report, "Occupy the Vote to Educate, Employ &...
Attorney General Madigan: Ban on phone bill 'cramming' clears House Committee
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the House Consumer Protection Committee unanimously voted to send to its full...
Shopping online? Know your knock-offs cautions the Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, Il - The online market for counterfeit luxury items is vast, bargain hunters can find everything from jewelry and...