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 
Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Black Celebs Attend 21st NAACP Theatre Awards
Loretta Devine, Isaiah Washington, Stacey Dash, Jurnee Smollett, George Wallace, Romeo Miller, Jon Huertas attend the 21st NAACP Theatre Awards...
Black female entrepreneurs reveal the secret to living your passion
 Bookcover Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Motivated by Passion, Held Back by Fear by Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, Ph.D. and Sheila Taylor-Downer,...
National Urban League brings Empowerment Summit to Atlanta
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “It is troubling that unemployment is so high…and that...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls on BACKPAGE.COM to ban ads soliciting sex trafficking
 Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 45 other states today raised concerns about Internet classified ad company...
Father Pfleger: “The church must wake up and be like Dr. Kingâ€
“I love Obama, but I will speak out for the poor† By Chinta Strausberg  Filling in for WVON’s...
“Halloween Magic†comes to the Rosemont Theatre October 30
Dr. Mark Kaschube brings tricks and treats to the Rosemont Theatre Program also features “Quick Change†Artists David and Dania...
Jewell, former First Lady of Death Row Records, resurfaces on Best Hand Entertainment with a book and an album
  Jewell Caples, former Death Row Records First Lady   Detroit, MI (BlackNews.com) -- Best Hand Entertainment, LLC...
Father Ekpo speaks out for poor children in Nigeria
By Chinta Strausberg  Father Joseph Ekpo made an appeal for aid and support for children of Nigeria who are living in abject...
Jazz & Blues History Tour with Jazz Fest Weekend
Last chance for Top-Rated Tour  Chicago Detours will present “Our Chicago Sound: Jazz, Blues & Beyondâ€, Saturday, September 3rd...
$45 million available to build and expand early childhood services
Capital construction grants now available for early childhood services   $45 million appropriation will create more than 300 construction jobs,...