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 
Goodman Theatre announces complete line-up for its 2010-2011 Season
The  World Premieres of the Trinity River Plays by Regina Tayor and Tanya Saracho's El Nogalar, plus the U.S. debut...
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin to speak on health reform benefits for Illinois
 U.S. Senator Richard Durbin will speak on health reform benefits for Illinois at an educational forum for seniors, community leaders...
Memoir of Union soldier’s experiences in Andersonville and other Confederate prisons donated to Lincoln Presidential Library
  Springfield, IL – Some of the most unspeakable places of the Civil War are remembered by a Union soldier...
Kiplinger’s gives Bright Start a gold cup
Illinois 529 plan named top five in nation  The Bright Start College Savings Program has been named one of...
Scholar Bill Ayers to discuss new graphic memoir
Ron's Barber Shop series continues June 18; discussion focuses on the struggles teachers face     Chicago, IL – The Public...
New book chronicles the history of African American professional wrestlers
Columbia, SC (BlackNews.com) -- Ten years after its original publication, author Julian L.D. Shabazz returns with an update of his...
Today’s Quote
 Life is not made-to-order There are no specific ingredients for success So you make your own way, with dignity And...
Kirk: My Navy Service Official Record speaks for itself
Congressman Mark Kirk, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  I was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy Reserve in...
Time renews Beyond Sport Deal
 Following the success of the collaboration in its first year, Beyond Sport announced that TIME has renewed its partnership with...
Madigan praises Legislature for passing reform measure to crack down on nursing home neglect
 Attorney General’s Legislation would create criminal penalties for negligent nursing home operators  Springfield, IL — Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded...