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 
Victim of Video-taped police beating sues Chicago in Federal Court
LaMonte Simmons, a witness to a warrantless police raid, beaten for objecting to police alleged wrong-doing  Chicago, IL –...
No Extortion for Debt Ceiling Vote
 By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  "We refuse to believe that there are insufficient...
Kirk, 42 colleagues, oppose transfer of Somali-based terrorist to New York
Urges Holder to Reconsider Policy of Granting Constitutional Rights to Accused Terrorist       Washington, DC - Following news that the Obama...
New Orleans Attorney Regina Bartholomew announces her candidacy for Civil District Court Judge
By Vincent T. Sylvain, New Orleans Agenda Attorney Regina Bartholomew  New Orleans, LA (BlackNews.com) -- On June 9, 2011,...
Vermont’s health care victory may provide an example for health reform in Illinois
 (From the Campaign for Better Health Care)   Chicago, IL — On May 26, 2011, Vermont became the...
Casey Anthony is not O.J. in white female face
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  Synopsis: A young, irresponsible, no-name white woman should never be compared to...
Formal training for childcare providers on Sudden Infant Death Prevention mandated by new legislation
(From SIDS of Illinois, Inc.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois, Inc. executives are pleased to announce...
Black college alumni join forces to edit groundbreaking anthology detailing HBCU experience
"HBCU Experience - The Book" will showcase 101 Essays by HBCU grads highlighting all aspects of black college life  ...
Sec’y Jesse White announces new design for environmental plate
New design to help law enforcement identify with other specialty plates   Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced the...
Minister addresses rising murder rate with Gangsta fiction novel
Reverend Harry Williams, Urban Fiction Author  Oakland, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Oakland California's murder rate has risen 33% since New...