Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
CHA mail clerk charged in theft of rent money
 A former Chicago Housing Authority mailroom employee has been charged with stealing rent money sent in by tenants, according to...
State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez names roofing company in home repair fraud lawsuit
The Cook County State’s Attorney Office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against a Chicago roofing company and its owner...
Documentary on white slave-trading family spurs racial healing
By Marjorie Valbrun America's Wire In Ghana, DeWolfe family visits river where captured Africans had their last bath. Photo credit:...
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...