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 
Bill cracking down on repeat meth offenders moves to Governor’s Desk
Springfield, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan praised the General Assembly for passing a bill to continue the decade-long battle...
Jesse White Awards Penny Severns Summer Literacy Grants to 38 Public Libraries
Springfield, IL — Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded Penny Severns Summer Family Literacy grants to...
Lt. Gov. Simon to U.S. Reps: Protect Rock Island Arsenal, join new Defense Communities Caucus
 Caucus to be unified voice for defense communities nationwide supporting millions of military and civilian personnel   CARBONDALE – With...
President Obama endorses Kirk Visa Waiver Bill
Chicago, IL - U.S.  Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) announced that President Obama has endorsed the bipartisan, bicameral Visa Waiver Bill he introduced alongside...
Message to the Class of 2011
To Be Equal#22 By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  One of the most rewarding parts...
Clements/O’Hare Honor Veterans for Memorial Day – O’Hare Seeks Benefit Cards for Vets
Life-long friends, George O'Hare (left) and Father George Clements called on all Americans to honor veterans this Memorial Day. O'Hare...
Anger grows in South Korea over U.S. dumping of Agent Orange
(From New America Media) By Peter Schurmann and Jin Kim  In 2006, a film about U.S. military scientists dumping...
New book reveals the “other side” of another Black historical Icon
The annotated republication of Du Bois' "Darkwater" suggests he was anything but conservative Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- As critics debate...
Soldier Saved by Teenage Englewood War Hero is Forever Grateful
 Wonders why he’s still alive today  By Chinta Strausberg  Retired Army Capt. Jimmy B. Stanford Wednesday said...
Herman Cain and GOP presidential nomination an Oxymoron
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  The name Herman Cain and the words GOP presidential nominee make for...