Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Marketplace With All Black-Owned Products Celebrates One Year in Business 
Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention to Ads That Reflect Their Culture 
Major George W. Ford Exhibit to Open During Black History Month at Temecula Valley Museum 
Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Illinois Education Association endorses Sec’y of State Jesse White for re-election
 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has been endorsed by the Illinois Education Association(IEA) for re-election in the upcoming November...
Old African American city celebrates history
Hobson City celebrates town's history and Founders Weekend  Hobson City, AL (BlackNews.com) - Alabama State Department of Tourism and Travel...
Abraham Lincoln Centre does its part to stop violence with Community Day picnic
 Chicago IL – The Abraham Lincoln Centre (ALC), located in the heart of the Bronzeville community since 1905, hosted a free...
FraserNet commits $350 million to help black students build their personal network
 George C. Fraser, founder of FraserNet Cleveland, OH (BlackNews.com) -- George C. Fraser, Founder and Chairman of FraserNet, Inc....
Fundraiser charged in thefts from Tuition Assistance Program
The coordinator of a fundraising program at a Catholic school in the Portage Park community has been charged with stealing...
New Executive Director for The Active Transportation Alliance
 The Active Transportation Alliance, Chicagoland’s advocate for better biking, walking and transit, announced that Ron Burke has been named...
Seduction and slander, Christmas in Illinois, traveling salesmen, poetic Lincoln, and Civil War
 12th Annual Conference on Illinois History September 30 – October 1 in Springfield   Springfield, IL – Topics as...
Goodman Theatre’s 5th Biennial Latino Theatre Festival is an unprecedented success
Five weeks of international cultural exchange featured two critically-acclaimed productions by Cuba's Teatro Buendia during its U.S. Debut Chicago, IL...
Radebe, Fredericks to attend Beyond Sport Summit 2010
 Former South African soccer captain Lucas Radebe and multi-Olympic medallist Frank Fredericks are the latest high-profile names to confirm their...
President Obama signs Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act into law
 WASHINGTON, D.C. – An historic, bipartisan bill to curtail the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine was signed...