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 
ICIRR blasts Kinzinger for proposal to defund Federal Challenge to SB1070
(From the ICIRR) Â The US House of Representatives is currently considering HR 1, the continuing resolution to fund the...
Exploring An Unknown History: New book provides a definitive glimpse into the History of Slavery in Washington, D.C.
Slave Pen in Alexandria, Virginia  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- The proud monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C. stand as...
Free Web Site aims to educate small business owners on how to qualify for business loans and credit cards
 (Distributed through BlackNews.com) Nationwide -- The National Institute of Business Credit, a non-profit organization and virtual educational resource, is...
Braun offers solid solutions/experience to fix city’s ‘broken’ finances
Rahm bashed on immigration/Freddie Mac  By Chinta Strausberg  During the final mayoral debate before Tuesday’s election, Carol Moseley...
Attorney General Madigan collects nearly $1 Billion in state revenue in 2010
 Report shows Attorney General’s office generated $30 for every tax dollar spent  Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
A Citywide Get-Out-To Vote rally this weekend at Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church
By Chinta Strausberg  A Citywide Get-Out-To-Vote rally will be held Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Pleasant Ridge Missionary...
ComplianceTech Study finds wide discrepancy in home mortgage credit betwen minorities and whites during housing downturn
Maurice Jourdain-Earl, co-founder and managing director of ComplianceTech  Arlington, VA (BlackNews.com) -- ComplianceTech, a leading provider of technology and...
Dear Tamara: Can men and women be just friends?
By Tamara Rallen (Distributed through BlackNews.com) Â My husband has a close relationship with a female friend whom he communicates...
Senator Kirk announces first “Silver Fleece” Award for Government Waste; $998,000 for Poetry in Zoos
 Thousands Vote on ‘Wastebook on Facebook’ for Silver Fleece Award: Biggest Wastes of Government Spending  Visit Wastebook on Facebook...
Madigan: Illinois to receive $61 million in Environmental Cleanup Funds from Tronox, Inc.
Funding for Cleanup of Chicago, Downstate Kerr-McGee Chemical Sites  Chicago, IL ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that Illinois...