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 
Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities celebrates First Annual Russia Day in Chicago
 His Excellency Sergey Kislyak, Ambassador of Russia to the United States, Attends  Chicago, IL – More than 300 guests...
Senators Kirk, Blumenthal introduce Bill to expand Pension Revocation Law
Washington, DC - United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the...
President Barack Obama’s speech on Afghanistan, June 22, 2011
Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder...
Statement of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk on the President’s Afghanistan withdrawal announcement
Washington, DC -Â United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)Â released the following statement in response to the President's Announcement regarding...
Atty. General Madigan warns consumers of recall on Fuel Gels
Recall Comes Days After Attorney General Issues Consumer Alert on Gels’ Dangers Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
The “Black” Drug That Isn’t
New America Media By Harriet A. Washington  SYNOPSIS: Health disparities bedevil ethnic Americans. To make matters worse, drug firms...
Rep. Monique Davis: “Don’t single out the Black Caucus†to vote for the Concealed Carry Bill
Says HB 148 is 6 votes shy of passing  By Chinta Strausberg  The controversial Illinois Concealed bill, recently...
1,500 send message to gangs: “No more shooting”
Gang leaders agree to meet with Pfleger   By Chinta Strausberg Leading more than 1,500 supporters down West 79th...
Cain plays the “race card” every chance he gets
(New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  For a presidential candidate who claims race is meaningless when it comes...
Danny Bakewell declines re-election bid as NNPA Chair, prepares to pass the torch
By Hazel Trice Edney  (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. the fiery chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association,...