Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
Junior members of the National Society of Black Engineers interview EPA Head Lisa Jackson
Photo: Junior members of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) interview U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson in...
Illinois State Advisory Council on Education of Children with Disabilities hosts Sixth Annual Legislative Breakfast
Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (ISAC) and the Illinois State Board...
New Research Team to investigate mystery behind premature births
(From New America Media)  By Viji Sundaram  PALO ALTO, Calif.—Kevin Bracy calls July 9, 2001, a “bittersweet†day—sweet...
Martin Luther King, III challenges Americans to unite and fight for worker’s rights
“Stop making my father an idol, rather embrace his ideals†  By Chinta Strausberg  Reflecting on the 43rd...
NNPA to champion pardon for Wilmington Ten
(From New America Media)  By Khalil Abdullah  Editor's note: The Wilmington Ten were a group of civil rights...
The National Black Church Initiative urges Supreme Court to consider Wal-Mart class action gender discrimination suit
 Washington, DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations...
HUD awards nearly $54 million to help low-income families receive job training, employment
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced that public housing agencies across the...
Illinois’ hometown heroes during the Civil War
The stories of Illinois’ Medal of Honor recipients from 1861 – 1865 offered during Civil War 150th anniversary    The...
Former Inspector General and U.S. Senate candidate David Hoffman endorses James Cappleman for 46th Ward Alderman
Chicago, IL – Reform leader David Hoffman, the former Chicago Inspector General and U.S. Senate candidate, today strongly endorsed James...
Challenger Cuahutemoc Morfin calls on incumbent 25th Ward Alderman to return campaign contributions from top lead polluters
(From the campaign of Cuahutemoc Morfin)                                           In wake of Tribune investigation, Morfin and Perez Elementary parents demand change in...