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 
Abandoned Property, Foreclosure Prevention Program Funding Extended
Senator Collins: “It’s time for relief for the hardworking taxpayers and homeowners who bailed out these banks.” SPRINGFIELD, IL...
Rounding up Foreign Lottery Scammers
By Patti Poss Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, FTC In the past, we’ve told you about a group of Jamaican...
Beatles Festival to Celebrate 50-Year Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper
Jeffersonville, IN - The timing could not be better for the WAVE 3 News Abbey Road on the River to...
Minority-Owned Firm Building Resilient Homes for New York Poospatuck Reservation Families Left Homeless by Superstorm Sandy
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - The New York Governors Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) helped fund housing through the "New York Housing...
NAACP Calls For Accountability, Arrest, and Prosecution in the Face of Persistent Police Violence
The NAACP issued the following statement regarding the need for greater accountability and justice regarding police violence. BALTIMORE—We join...
UNCF Response to HBCU Capital Financing Program Reference in President Trump’s Budget Signing Statement
WASHINGTON, DC— UNCF issued the following statement on President Trump’s signing statement of the FY 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which...
Speaker Madigan: “…Families in Our Communities Have Lost Critical Services as a Result of the Budget Impasse”
Statement from Speaker Michael Madigan SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “For nearly...
NYU Appoints Lisa M. Coleman as Chief Diversity Officer
As NYUs Inaugural CDO, Coleman to Lead Efforts to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring, Admissions, and Culture ...
Attorney General Madigan Settles With Prepaid Wireless Service
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a settlement with wireless phone company, PlatunumTel Communications (PTEL), after it...
Ensemble Espanol Heats Up the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie With “Raices – Yesterday is Tomorrow” Performances June 16-18
Three World Premieres by Madrid’s Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodriguez Featured in Exciting Program Celebrating the Company’s Past, Present and...