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 
Jesse White announces Family Reading Night set for November 17th
 Springfield, IL – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging families in Illinois to spend...
A young man battles an office full of malevolent puppets in the Ruckus Theater’s upcoming World Premiere of Little Triggers
Allison Shoemaker directs a cast of eight actors and puppeteers in Dan Caffrey’s new play at the Side Project Theatre,...
African American family finalists in national magazine competition
The Clark family  The Clarke family is 1 of 10 families vying for the top prize in Parenting Magazine's...
Demoine Kinney debut single now available on CDbaby, iTunes, and Amazon
Demoine Kinney  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Demoine Kinney, native of Dillon, SC has just released his first single, "More Than...
Lt. Gov. Simon urges Congress to support military children
Simon backs federal Impact Aid for North Chicago schools  Chicago, IL – On Veteran's Day, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon...
Music Institute of Chicago honors extraordinary legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., welcomes Brotherhood Chorale
8th Annual FREE Martin Luther King Celebration: January 15 at Nichols Concert Hall  The Music Institute of Chicago honors...
Better Business Bureau warns of scams targeting veterans and military personnel
(Message from the Better Business Bureau) Â Chicago, IL - Veterans Day honors those who served our country. Unfortunately, it's...
PETAL et al. Adds Three More Free Video Game Design and Development Workshops to this Year’s Final Agenda
By Juanita Bratcher Attendees at PETAL et al’s training workshops got their game on…and liked it After four successful training...
Remembering my cousin, an 18-year-old Englewood War Hero
Tune into today, Friday, November 11, 2011, at 5 p.m. to hear from the war hero's family on WVON's Cliff...
Author Doris Bibbs shares chilling story of her and siblings growing up with a schizophrenic mother in moving autobiographical novel “Breaking The Glass Cageâ€
  Sylvia Dickerson has been a devoted military wife to her husband, Frank Dickerson, for ten years, and has been...