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 
Hate Talk and Senseless Rhetoric: The “Dumbing-Down” of America
Just a Thought  By Juanita Bratcher  Wild allegations, senseless rhetoric, inflammatory remarks, misinformation, incendiary voices and hatemongering are...
Work-at-home scams arrive to take advantage of the unemployed
  (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)  Chicago, IL - Work-at-home scams rise and fall along with the economy....
Congressman Mark Kirk’s statement on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
Letters to the Editor                                                                                   With regard to Solicitor General (Elena) Kagan, I would support her nomination. Ms. Kagan appears to...
Illinois drivers are now required to come to a complete stop for pedestrians
Governor’s signature provides pedestrian safety in Illinois  Drivers in Illinois are now required to come to a complete stop...
“Drugs & Jail When all Else Fails” – The Psycho-Academic War Against Black Boys
 By Umar R. Abdullah-Johnson  (Distributed through BlackNews.com)  The professional nomenclature has now become household words. Children as...
Illinois AFL-CIO endorses Sec’y of State Jesse White for re-election
 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has been endorsed by the Illinois AFL-CIO for re-election in 2010. "This is...
Financial Regulatory Reform a “victory for consumers”: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Calling Financial Regulatory Reform legislation signed into law Wednesday by President Barack Obama a "victory for consumers," Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, in...
African American medical anthropologist to release Engenetics Paper detailing scientific experiment that supports Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Engenetics: The Science of Species Santa Cruz, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Santa Cruz-based Medical Anthropologist, Kofi Busia, will release the ENGENETICS...
Small business owners explain health reform benefits for Illinois small businesses
  Small Business Owners Explain Benefits of Reform Just As Tax Credits, Help for Early Retirees, Other Benefits to Small...
Gov. Quinn appoints Goodman Theatre Artistic Associate Henry Godinez to four-year term on the Illinois Arts Council
 Chicago, IL - The Goodman Theatre announced that Governor Pat Quinn has appointed Resident Artistic Associate Henry Godinez as a...