Groundbreaking New Show “Say Yes When Life Says No” 
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Scientist Transforms Personal Hair Trauma into Natural Hair Care Innovation 
11-Year-Old’s Black-Owned Doll Brand Makes Amazon’s Toy Book 
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Chaos, misinformation and lies used as ingredients to derail health care reform
Commentary by Juanita Bratcher A health care bill devoid of “public option†would be insignificant and useless in bringing about REAL health...
City Colleges ordered to halt use of Probation Challenge’s name; Bailey to retain exclusive rights
By Juanita Bratcher  Rev. Harold E. Bailey On the heels of Rev. Harold Bailey celebrating Probation Challenge’s 30th Year...
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an American icon, dies
U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an American icon, lost his bout with cancer late Tuesday night (August 25). He was...
God is right, somebody’s wrong
Probation Challenge Celebrates 30th Year Anniversary: by Rev. Harold Bailey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Since the inception of the Probation Challenge concept in...
Trial date set in racially charged redistricting plan
 Ardmore, PA (BlackNews.com) - A federal judge has scheduled a trial on August 3 to consider a request for...
Prediction: The end of political office for Sarah Palin
By Juanita Bratcher What’s all the hoopla about Sarah Palin leaving office? What’s all the hoopla about Sarah Palin, period?...
Coming Soon…
  "Lest We Never Forget: The Power of the ballot"  by Juanita Bratcher Copyright (c) 2006  Introductions by Illinois...
From the Editor’s Desk
Black History Month: Cause For Celebration, Also Time For Prayer As we celebrate Black History Month, let us continue to...
People, Places & Things
 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS PATRICIA COX, LONGTIME CHICAGO THEATER AND MARKETING PROFESSIONAL, NAMED GOODMAN THEATRE CHAIRMAN-ELECT COLLABORATOR OF DAVID...
Durbin co-sponsors Emmett Till unsolved civil rights crime act
– U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he is co-sponsoring the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, legislation...