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 
The Black Republican: Abraham Lincoln effigy doll is artifact of the month for September
 Each month, a different major artifact from the recently acquired Taper Collection will be featured at the Lincoln Presidential...
Pastors back Mayor Emanuel on longer school day/year
 CLERGY: "IT's COOL TO BE SMART"  By Chinta Strausberg In less than 10-days, 275,000 of the 400,000 Chicago Public...
State Board awards nearly $46 million toward child development and support services for at-risk families with infants and toddlers
Prevention Initiative Program helps build foundation for learning  Springfield, IL  – The Illinois State Board of Education announced that...
Application deadlines approaching for 18th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
Celebrated annual awards recognize excellence in community development and architectural achievements in Chicago’s neighborhoods.  Chicago, IL - Chicago is...
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. holds 88th Anniversary Conclave
 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- National President Betty J. Dixon of Shaker Heights, Ohio presided over the 88th Anniversary Biennial Conclave...
"All God's Children": MLK Commentary
By Dr. Gail C. Christopher, DN America's Wire Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- In an often expressed dream for a better...
Sec'y of State Jesse White encourages drivers to be safe this Labor Day
Last Year’s Fatalities Decrease, White Hopes Trend Continues   Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is encouraging people to be...
Music Institute of Chicago announces 2011-2012 Concert Series
Paquito D’Rivera, Vamos family, Conrad Tao, CSO Musicians Among Highlights  The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) presents a variety...
Madigan: 25th and 26th Child Porn arrests mark first year of Operation Glass House
 Attorney General’s Child Pornography Crackdown Will Now Target Offenders who Trade, View Violent Rape Videos  Belleville, IL — Attorney General...
Sec’y of State Jesse White encourages students to enter “Letters About Literature†Contest
 Springfield, IL – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging students in grades 4-12 to...