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 
“Redemption Road” travels entertaining journey into Blues Country
 Michael Clarke Duncan and Morgan Simpson Star in the Inspiring Blues Music Infused Road Movie directed by Mario Van Peebles...
State’s Attorney Opens Fourth Community Justice Center
Fourth center opens at University of Illinois Chicago Campus  Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez provided an update on...
State Senator Hunter’s measure creating racial impact task force becomes law
Springfield, IL – Legislation creating the Racial and Ethnic Impact Research Task Force was recently signed into law by Governor...
8th Annual Angel Awards Benefit an Overwhelming Success!
Actress Terri J. Vaughn's Take Wings Foundation Hosted Standing-room-only Affair Benefiting At-risk Teens  San Francisco, CA – Ever displaying...
Illinois GOP unveils ballot for 2011 “Pre-Presidential” Straw Poll
Poll will take place in all 102 counties Springfield, ILÂ - In front of hundreds of GOP faithful at Republican Day...
Psychologist cites Civil Rights assassinations as cause of African American grief, social ills
 Chicago, IL - The failure to grieve the assassinated leaders of the civil rights era has caused the African...
Better Business Bureau says inquires for mold and mildew eradication spike
(A Message from the Better Business Bureau)   Chicago, IL - Following the recent storms and flooding that plagued ...
Alexi Giannoulias to chair Illinois Community College Board
Alexi Giannoulias has been appointed by Governor Quinn to chair the Illinois Community College Board.  The Illinois Community College system is the 3rd largest...
Bus Driver foils Blue Line robbery suspects escape
An alert CTA bus driver helped police apprehend two men who attacked and robbed a Blue Line passenger of his...
Pass the Urban Jobs Act Now
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “This program would give city organizations the tools and...