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 
Miller pushes for stricter penalties for political work on state government time
Dolton, IL – Illinois Comptroller nominee David Miller proposed increasing penalties to $10,000 in fines against elected officials and supervisors who...
Berrios gets backing from African-American elected officials
  Chicago, IL –  A coalition of African-American elected officials from throughout Chicago and Cook County came together to endorse Joe Berrios,...
Hip Hop’s Past, Present and Future collide at the “BET Hip Hop Awards ’10”
HIP HOP Awards airs Tuesday, October 12 at 8:00 p.m., followed by the premiere of BET's new reality series, "Being Terry Kennedy" featuring...
Giannoulias and Kirk to participate in Early Vote Rally; Berrios to get endorsement from African American elected officials
* Illinois State Treasurer and U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias will participate in an Early Vote Rally today, October 11...
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Check with the Better Business Bureau before going pink
  (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)    Chicago, IL - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM)...
Lincoln’s final resting place to get the latest “green” technology
  Contract awarded for Lincoln Tomb geothermal project         Springfield, IL – Soon, the grass won’t be the only thing...
Attorney General Madigan calls for suspension of all Illinois foreclosures backed by false documents
 Madigan Launches Probe into Major Lenders, Announces Legislation to Prevent Rubberstamped Foreclosures   Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney...
Timeline Theatre Company presents The World Premiere of “To Master The Art”
TimeLine Theatre Company presents the world premiere of To Master the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, directed by...
Interfaith Prayer Vigil planned in support of the victims in Bishop Eddie Long scandal
Vigil to be held November 13th  Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Tuan N'Gai, civil rights activist, author, and founder of...
Brady a no-show at Candidates’ Forum
Letters to Editor Response to Senator Brady's Failure to Appear at Urban League and Delta Sigma Theta Candidates' Forum:  ...