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 
‘North Star’ celebrates the Civil Rights Movement
Free Jan. 17 staged reading of Gloria Bond Clunie’s play part of MLK Day celebration  Evanston, IL - A...
Another shocking tragedy for the history books
Shooting rampage in Arizona leaves six dead, a congresswoman and several others injured  What a tragedy! A 22-year-old gunman on a...
Madigan: Lake County man arrested on child pornography charges
 Seventeenth arrest in statewide crackdown on child porn traffickers Chicago, IL ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the arrest of a...
Haitian-American expert offers analysis on Haiti as one-year anniversary of earthquake approaches; launches “This is Haiti” presentation
Mildred Antenor New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Haitian-American media commentator, journalist and college professor, Mildred Antenor, is currently available to...
Working together to prevent substance abuse
(A Message from Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney)  Substance abuse plagues our communities in numerous ways. Whether it...
A Victory for children; “Huckleberry Finn” is losing the N-Word
By Attorney Roy Miller (Distributed through BlackNews.com) I applaud Auburn University professor Alan Gribben for realizing that children have hearts...
Russell Simmons, author of the New York Times Bestseller “Do You!”, releases new book “Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All”
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- What does it mean to be truly rich? Does it mean owning planes, yachts, and designer clothes?...
Chicago’s Floating World Gallery presents its first solo exhibition by a female Japanese artist “Brush as Blade: Abstract works by Toko Shinoda”
  Free Public Preview Friday, Feb. 4 from 6 – 9 p.m.    Chicago, IL — Floating World Gallery (FWG)...
Senator Kirk discusses New Congress, outlines importance of upcoming vote on the federal debt limit
 Vote on the Debt Limit is a Key Opportunity for Fiscal Conservatives Potential for Bipartisan Cooperation on Many Key...
State of Illinois commemorates 60th Anniversary of the Korean War (1950-1953)
  The State of Illinois is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War by supplying information each month about...