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 
Attorney General Madigan: Terronez guilty, resigns
Rock Island State’s Attorney Relinquishes Pension, Agrees to Lifetime Ban on Serving in Public Office   Rock Island, IL ─ Illinois...
GOP ploy – Use pain at the pump to tank Obama
 (From New America Media)  By Eart Ofari Hutchinson  President Obama put it best when he said that it...
Workers’ Memorial Day honors those Killed on the Job
On Thursday, April 28, working families around the country will gather to remember and honor friends and family members who...
State committee recommends new kindergarten readiness assessment
 Report calls for assessing multiple abilities over time  Springfield, IL — A committee of educational leaders today submitted to the...
Dr. Bernice A. King culminates 100 Days of Nonviolence and celebrates Coretta Scott King’s 84th Birthday
  Atlanta, GA - Today, Wednesday, April 27th at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Coretta Scott King Young Women's...
Portoluz kicks off groundbreaking cultural series WPA 2.0: A Brand New Deal
 Film screenings, forums, musical performances to jumpstart year-long series of events.  Chicago, IL - Non-profit arts presenter portoluz...
Jesse White and the Chicago Bulls unveil new permanent Bulls License Plate
Money Raised From the License Plates Will Support Illinois Public Schools  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the...
Amistad Communications’ new talk show, “Fade to Blackâ€, debuts tonight on WUPC-TV 10
University Park, IL – “Fade to Blackâ€, a new Talk show, will debut tonight in the South Suburban area at...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls on APPLE, GOOGLE to address mobile device privacy concerns
Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called for a meeting with Apple Inc. and Google executives in the wake...
Trump singlehandedly revives “Birther” issue
(From New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson    Forgotten in the furor over Orange County GOP Central Committee Member...