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 
In new DVD from ASCD, veteran urban principal instructs educators on how to motivate black males
 Principal Baruti Kafele  Alexandria, VA (BlackNews.com) -- According to The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and...
Pledge to get active while getting around on Thursday, Sept. 22: Chicagoland Car-Free Day
 Local communities pass Car-free Day resolutions                                                                             (News from the Active Transportation Alliance)           Thousands of people across Chicagoland...
WWKB AM 1520's Newest Talk Show, The Jakki Price Show, takes to the air on September 11
 Buffalo, NY (BlackNews.com) -- The Jakki Price Show: From the Airlines to the Airwaves, You're in the Air with...
"The Lessons of September 11th": The NAACP remembers 9/11
Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman, NAACP Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP Â Ten years ago the lives of every...
Worth Repeating: The President's "Both/and" Agenda
A Message from Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO, NAACP  Tonight my family, like many others, tuned in to watch...
Helen Shiller: Memories of a Ward Organizer
Portoluz will present Helen Shiller: Memories of a Ward Organizer at Ten Cat Tavern, 3901 N. Ashland, Sunday, September 11th...
President Barack Obama’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress – The American Jobs Act
United States Capitol Washington, D.C. September 8, 2011 7:09 P.M. EDT (Complete Speech) Â Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members...
Is the black unemployment rate already 20%?
By Anthony Quiñones Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of August 2011 the national unemployment...
Anti-Gun Group, Father Pfleger, Hatch warn State Rep. Ford not to vote for Concealed Gun Bill
Hatch: ‘More guns, less safety’ Ford: "I have a job to do as an elected official and that job is...
"A Rise Among Thorns: A Tribute to Rosa Parks" starring Ella Joyce, coming to Washington, DC, September 21-24
 Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Actress Ella Joyce, remembered for her co-starring role of Eleanor on TV's "Roc"; Jasmin...