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 
Debt ceiling crisis: Enough blame to go around
By Juanita Bratcher  If you’ve been watching the debt ceiling crisis debate and negotiations on Capitol Hill, by now...
President Obama’s statement on debt negotiations
President Obama delivered a statement (July 29, 2011) once again calling on Congress to compromise to avoid defaulting on the Nation’s...
What happens if we don’t raise the debt ceiling?
Worth Repeating  (From the Office of U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Representing the 2nd District of Illinois)  July has...
Nation’s top black lawyers and judges to convene at Annual Conference in Baltimore
  Washington, D.C. - Thousands of members of the National Bar Association (NBA), one of the nation's premier legal...
Illinois Attorney General nets two arrests in child porn operation
Sangamon and Will County arrests bring total to 24 in statewide effort to combat child pornography  Chicago, IL — Illinois...
Survey: Youth employment crisis being ignored
Is enough being done about the youth employment crisis? Youth Advocates Say No! Â Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- A recent...
Sec’y of State Jesse White urges Illinois authors to add their names to Illinois Authors Wiki
  Springfield, IL — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging Illinois authors with published books...
Kirk addresses Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Task Force Report
Highlights Lessons Learned in Wake of Japanese Nuclear Crisis Proposes Six Immediate, Long-Term Safety Improvements Need to Move Nuclear Waste...
Illinois AFL-CIO President praises governor, legislature for PLA Law
  Citing taxpayer savings and assuring quality work, Illinois AFL - CIO President Michael T. Carrigan applauded Gov. Pat...
Better Business Bureau advices students: Secure your identity
 (Message from the Better Business Bureau)   Chicago, IL - College students often feel they have enough to...