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 
Comptroller Topinka: POWER helps Illinois Businesses compete
Program assists small & minority-owned companies  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined more than 50 area...
Better Business Bureau joins Government Partners for Consumer Protection Event
 CHICAGO, IL - Consumer protection information and brochures will be among the free items available from the Better Business...
Music Institute of Chicago students win big at National Sphinx Competition
 CHICAGO, IL - The Music Institute of Chicago has swept the 15th annual national Sphinx Competition in Detroit, Michigan....
Illinois State Board of Education announces meeting on Tuesday, February 21
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following meeting for February 21 via video-conference. All State Board...
Children’s book author mixes inspiration with southern history
Mitchell's New Book, "When Grandmama Sings," Adds to the Literary Record Kansas City, KS (BlackNews.com) -- Award-winning children's book author,...
The National Urban League and Corinthian Colleges, Inc. announce $1 million partnership to create the Urban Empowered College Bound Program
 (Reprint from ReMARCs, by Marc H. Morial, President & CEO of the National Urban League)  The National Urban...
Social Entrepreneurs bring free funding to black organizations, schools and churches
 Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- One new African American owned company is on a mega-mission to give free and...
Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady condemns reports of Governor’s choice to head the Department of Agriculture, labeling it another “Quinn Pro Quoâ€
Brady said 6 of 12 lame duck House Democrats who voted for tax hike now on public payroll  CHICAGO,...
Lt. Governor Simon welcomes Vice President of China to Quad Cities
 MOLINE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon welcomed the man expected to be the next president of China...
Marc Mauer to testify before U.S. Sentencing Commission today on federal sentencing options
Marc Mauer, Executive Director of the Sentencing Project, will testify today at a hearing of the U.S. Sentencing Commission on...