Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
Goodman Theatre announces casting for Candide, directed by Mary Zimmerman
Additional 2010/2011 season updates include Rick Snyder to direct God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza and Jessica Thebus to direct...
Bob Johnson urges national dialogue based on recognition of race to address alarming increase in wealth gap between Black and White Americans
 Johnson Argues that Wealth Gap Compares to "Compelling National Interest Test" Which Could Justify Race-Recognition Remedies  Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com)...
Low-interest loans offered to flood victims
 Residents in Western Cook County now eligible  Chicago, IL - Residents and business owners in Chicago’s Western Suburbs that were...
Beyond Sport launches United Airlines Chicago Impact Award in conjunction with 2010 Summit
 Call for entries open through August 9, 2010  Beyond Sport, the global initiative that promotes, develops and funds...
Chicago’s Puerto Rican Community to celebrate release of Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres
 Release re-energizes campaign to win release of remaining political prisoner, Oscar López Rivera.  (Distributed by the National Boricua Human...
Creative thinking turns into reality
By Juanita Bratcher  Several years ago, a writer aquaintance wrote a fictional novel about the first African-American being elected...
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...