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 
Editor of new Malcolm X Biography to speak at Elmhurst College
The story behind Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention  Wendy Wolf, editor of the revealing new biography of the...
Dr. King’s daughter: “Exchange your Piece for His Peace’
 King says her father was a “peacemaker† By Chinta Strausberg  Following in her father’s footsteps, Elder Bernice A....
Better Business Bureau's Ten New Year's Resolutions for a Consumer-Savvy 2012
  Chicago, IL - The New Year has arrived and it's more important than ever to resolve to be...
"CSI New York" Actor Hill Harper launches publishing imprint
 Burbank, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Actor Hill Harper has partnered with Scholastic teen author, Pamela Wells, to create a multicultural...
Illinois launching recognition program for energy efficient ‘Green Ribbon’ schools
State Board of Education accepting nominations from schools taking comprehensive approach to environmental education and management  Springfield, IL —...
Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc., selected to be a member of the 2012 43rd NAACP Image Awards Literary Sub-Committee for Instructional Literature
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Tony Rose, Publisher/CEO, of Phoenix, AZ based, Amber Communications Group, Inc. The nation's largest African American Book...
Winter Bike to Work Day: Celebrate winter biking in Chicago on Jan. 20
Don't let the cold stop you on Winter Bike to Work Day  Get a free cup of coffee and...
Multi-Year grant awarded to support and grow parent advocacy in African American communities nationwide
 Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) -- With the intent of creating a movement for change that results in an improved and...
Illinois Secretary of State Offices closed Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all Driver Services facilities and offices open Monday through Friday will be...
Topinka to Bond Holders: Illinois in no danger of missing payments
Illinois Comptroller responds to Moody’s announcement  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement in...