Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Better Business Bureau tips for leasing an office space that works for you
 Chicago, IL - If your small business is starting to take up more room than your home office has to...
South Korea to fund language class in San Francisco Bay area public school
(From New America Media) By Peter Schurmann  A public high school in the affluent Bay Area suburb of San Ramon...
Illinois GOP responds to Gov. Pat Quinn signing State Legislative Redistricting Bill
 Chicago, IL - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding Governor Pat Quinn signing the Democrats'...
Institute of the Black World declares war on the “War on Drugs”
Drug Policy Analysts and Advocates to Focus on Devastating Impact on Black Communities  Rev. Jesse L. Jackson to Keynote...
Chicago’s new Police Chief vows to reduce crime in city; needs help from community
By Chinta Strausberg  On the job for three-weeks, the 52-year-old Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy Sunday spoke at Saint...
Warehouse workers file class action suit over alleged stolen wages
Second lawsuit filed in two months at troubled suburban warehouse  Temp workers at the Kraft/Cadbury warehouse will file a class...
General Assembly sends auto trade-in bill to Governor
 Legislation creates fund to prevent consumers from footing loans on trade-in vehicles  Springfield, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
Sec’y of State Jesse White announces “Eliminate the Digital Divide” Grants
  Springfield, IL —Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that forty-one public libraries and community college...
Former Congressman Earl F. Hilliard selected Morehouse College Outstanding Alumnus 2010 and inducted into the UNCF National Alumni Council 2011 Hall of Honor
 Birmingham, AL (BlackNews.com) -- Attorney Earl F. Hilliard was recognized and honored by the National Alumni Council of the...
Matthew Morrison brings “Glee†to over 850 guests, raises a record $1 million at Goodman Theatre’s “One Enchanted Decade†Gala
Co-Chaired by Women’s Board Members Margaret M. Janus and Swati Mehta, the events proceeds support the theater’s Education and Community...