Denver’s 2nd Black Mayor Honors Late Developer and Philanthropist With Historic Property Purchase 
Ohio Program Helps 91 At-Risk Youth Find Jobs and Avoid Trouble 
Woman-Owned Network Awards $25K to Pitch Competition Winner from Sage Foundation 
Scholar Named 15th President of Tougaloo College 
24/7 Caregiver Support Line to Address Care Gap for Black Families 
NAACP Chairmen: ‘Today is the First Day of our Next 100 Years’
By Derrick Johnson and Leon W. RussellOp-Ed Published on NBCBLK When the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation to Host Criminal Justice Symposium
SPRINGFIELD, IL – According to the NAACP, African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated...
Real Men Cook’s Father Day Celebration 2017 to Continue Commitment to Wellness at all Locations
Real Men Cook's Father's Day Celebration will continue its long tradition of serving healthy foods and promoting nutrition when it...
Teachers at Chicago’s Passages Elementary to Strike May 25 – First Charter Strike in U.S. History
Management won’t budge on opposition to financial transparency, insistence on bottom-of-the-barrel spending on immigrant and refugee students and frontline...
IDOT, Law Enforcement Urge Motorists to ‘Click It or Ticket’ as Summer Travel Season Begins
Illinois to participate in multistate 'Border to Border' crackdown SPRINGFIELD, IL - As Memorial Day approaches, the Illinois Department...
Madigan & 14 Attorneys General Urge Department of Justice to Rescind Harsh New Sentencing Guidelines
Coalition Calls on Attorney General Sessions to Reverse Sentencing Guidance CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
Rep. Harper to Help Immigrants Understand Their Constitutional Rights
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is joining the National Immigrant Justice Center to help connect immigrants...
Negotiating Team Outlines House Democrats’ Economic Reform Proposals
SPRINGFIELD, IL – House Democrats seeking common ground with Gov. Bruce Rauner in order to end the budget stalemate and...
Another Victory in the Struggle Against Police Crimes
From: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Patrick Prince was released from prison on Tuesday after State's...
As Obama Invites Next Generation to ‘Take Their Own Crack at Changing the World,’ Chicago Youth Answer ‘Yes We Can’
350 teen problem-solvers from 60 schools gather to present solutions to Chicago’s toughest issues at Mikva’s Action Civics Showcase CHICAGO,...