New Avalon Regal Theater Set to Open in 2027 
Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, Tyrese, and More to Headline 2026 Cincinnati Music Festival 
Media Platform and International Film Festival Launch Nationwide Competition to Discover Emerging Culture Voices 
LL Cool J Joins Ben Crump’s DreamFi to Build Financial Literacy in Underserved Communities 
Entrepreneurs, $70K Pitch Competition in Atlanta 
Why more African Americans turn to Twitter
(Northwestern University News)  Race, interest in celebrities and Internet skills may determine who uses Twitter  Evanston, IL -  It doesn’t...
GOP clamor to release Bin Laden photos just another ploy
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  President Obama made the right decision not to release the photos...
Spending the issue for Illinois: State Comptroller Topinka
Talk of new revenue, borrowing must cease until cuts are made                                      By Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois Comptroller  (Guest Commentary) ...
Lt. Gov. Simon supports federal order to clean up Chicago River
 Disinfection needed for safe recreation  Chicago, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon said she supports the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency’s order...
CNN’s Donna Brazile to address Chicago’s Business, Education, Community Leaders on May 19th
Brazile to keynote The Working Lunch, Women Employed’s don’t-miss annual event  Chicago, IL – Veteran political analyst and CNN commentator...
Gays to mark Intn’l Day of Protest for their rights
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people and allies around the world will join in united protests on “I.D.A.H.O.†– International...
First Lady Michelle Obama credited in ‘dispelling stereotypes’ of Black women in groundbreaking national study
Political Commentator & Opinion Columnist Sophia A. Nelson Writes Book to "Redefine Black Women's Tattered Image" Â Bookcover Washington, DC...
Kirk responds to Republican Senators Meeting with President Obama on the Administration’s request to raise the Debt Ceiling
Washington, DCÂ - United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released a statement following a meeting between Republican Senators and President Obama...
Johannes Mehserle Could Be Out of Jail in June
(From New America Media) By Thandisizwe Chimurenga  Los Angeles - Rumors have swirled recently over whether Johannes Mehserle, the...
Illinois and the Korean War, June 1951
   The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each month...