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 artists showcase in Chicago, Labor Day weekend
Ray Baker, The Photographer, and Collage/Acrylic Artist, Rain Wilson, Stage: A Labor Day Art Blast  The show will be...
CONSUMER ALERT: Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls for national recall on dangerous Fuel Gel products
Prompted by Serious Burn Accidents in Illinois, Madigan Also Pushes for Ban on Product Sales  Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney...
U.S. Senator Kirk issues Lake Michigan Report Card: Lake receives overall Grade of “C”
 Offers an in-depth analysis of Lake Michigan’s environmental condition and how to improve its health  Chicago, IL – United States Senator...
BBB warns consumers of businesses misrepresenting themselves as government agencies, charging for free services
(A Message from the Better Business Bureau) Â Â Chicago, ILÂ - The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and northern Illinois (BBB)...
Chicago man sentenced to 27 years in Valentine’s Day domestic violence assault
A Chicago man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's home on Valentine's Day and repeatedly stabbed the woman and her daughter...
Raven Theatre presents special double header weekend: WIGGERLOVER [white boy+black dad=grey areas] and the Game Show…& Stuff
Chicago, IL – Raven Theatre will present a zany and hilarious double header weekend of Wiggerlover and The Game Show...
Online Study for adult smokers who want to quit
Adult smokers who want to quit have until August 31 to sign up for Webquit, a free, online smoking-cessation study...
Casting call by owners of Prisonworld for Families in Conflict
Cover of Prisonworld Magazine, August issue  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Dawah International, LLC, a multimedia company, is expanding its reach...
Mayor Bloomberg joins fight against “Black Mancession”
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “When we look at poverty rates, graduation rates, crime...
State education and health agencies remind parents to get children vaccinated before starting school
August is National Immunization Awareness Month  Springfield, IL ― The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Department...