Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
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...
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...