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 
John Herman Stroger’s “Authorized” biography released
 “Beyond The Boardroomâ€, the long awaited biography of former Cook County Board President John Herman Stroger, Jr., has been...
Be careful what you ask for: Roland Burris should not resign
By Juanita Bratcher Day after day, one politician after the other has urged U.S. Senator Roland Burris to resign from...
Housing is still out of reach in Illinois
According to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), the Housing Wage for the state of Illinois...
Blagojevich, five others indicted
“A terrible day in Illinois history†Calling it a “terrible day in Illinois history,†Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said...
Playing the “Bully” card with U.S. Supreme Court nominee
by Juanita Bratcher  It is appalling that President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, is being...
109-year-old still believes in smiles
 By Juanita Bratcher The invitation to Ethel B. Darden’s 109th Birthday Party appropriately stated that she was “feelin’ fine at...
Alpha Kappa Alpha mourns the loss of Michael Jackson
  Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is joining the world in grieving over the loss of...
Quotes of the Day
  "If one has to pray in order to love his fellowman, then his/her intentions are not sincere from...
Health insurance costs to increase 85 percent in Illinois by 2016 without reform
  Report Details the Cost of Inaction  As the health care debate in Washington resumes this week, a...
“Fuzzy”, “Gibberish”, “Stupid Talk”
"Hispanic polls, Hispanic surveys, indicate that Hispanics think just like everyone else. We're not like African-Americans. We think just like...