Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
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,...
NYC rally to promote peace and empower young people
The New York City Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average of a thousand calls from teenagers every month  New...
Chenault and Immelt push jobs
To Be Equal#25 By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “Our job is to do everything...
Lisa Madigan Opinion Editorial: ComEd experiment too expensive for consumers
(From Citizens for Lisa Madigan) (Reprint from Chicago Tribune, June 21, 2011) Â Last month, as the Illinois General Assembly's...
Goodman Theatre announces upcoming projects, recent successes for its artistic collective
Chicago, IL – Goodman Theatre’s eight-member Artistic Collective, a diverse group of outstanding American theater artists who make the Goodman...
Illinois selected to expand access to free school meals for children in need
Community Eligibility Option provides free lunch and eliminates household eligibility applications in high poverty schools  Springfield, IL – The...
Sec’y of State Jesse White announces sixty-five Illinois Public Libraries to receive technology packages to help local businesses and entrepreneurs
Springfield, IL — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that sixty-five Illinois public libraries have...
The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program: Chicago Health Initiative to address health care disparities in African American men
 Chicago, IL - Visiting a barbershop in Chicago on Saturday, June 25th, 2011 could mean more than just getting a...