Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
With New Information, Speaker Madigan Re-Creates Committee to Study Public-Private Partnerships
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Speaker Michael J. Madigan is re-forming a bipartisan committee to review the state’s use of public-private...
The Top Frauds of 2016
By Monica Vaca Acting Director, Division of Consumer Response and Operations Three million of you called, wrote, or went online...
E. Coli Outbreak Spurs I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter Recall
Company voluntary recalls products SPRINGFIELD, IL – The I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter Company, headquartered in Illinois, is voluntarily recalling...
Two Corrections Officers Sentenced for Smuggling Drugs into Middleton Jail
BOSTON – Two former corrections officers at the Essex County Correctional Facility were sentenced recently in U.S. District Court in...
16-Year-Old Rock & Soul Artist Nick Brodeur Signs With SoBe Entertainment – Releases Debut Singles
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- SoBe Entertainment, located in South Beach, Florida, recently signed Rock, Pop & Soul Artist, Nick Brodeur, to...
Rep. Rush: “Trump’s Speech was… Campaign Promises on Steroids” and, Chicago Needs Solutions not Rhetoric
U.S. Rep. Rush challenges president to visit Chicago after more misguided comments WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bobby L....
Gov. Rauner’s Administration Ignores Victims of Gun Violence, Skips CeaseFire Hearing
CHICAGO, IL – The families of gun violence victims expressed outrage over Gov. Bruce Rauner’s elimination of the CeaseFire...
State Senator Collins: Governor’s Budget Ignores Important Realities
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, called out several inaccurate statements Gov. Bruce Rauner made in his...
Clifford Law Offices Files Lawsuit Against J&J and Walgreens for Chicago Woman’s Cancer Diagnosis from its Talc Products
Clifford Law Offices late this afternoon (March 1, 2017) filed a complaint against Walgreen Co. and Johnson & Johnson for...
Underground Railroad History Project to Host Liberty Con 2017 – “Americans@Risk: Race Denial, Privilege, and Who Matters”
Nationwide -- Liberty Con 2017 - Americans@Risk: Race, Denial, Privilege, and Who Matters, the 16th annual public history convention organized...