Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Beware of Government Imposter Scams
By Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, Federal Trade Commission Scammers sometimes pretend to be government officials to get you to...
Unleash Launch Conference Kicks-Off in Chicago – Launching 1,000 Black Businesses!
The 10-city tour features a business competition offering $15,000 in start-up capital CHICAGO, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Unleash Launch 2017 kicks-off...
ASPIRA Educators Reach Tentative Agreement With Management
Agreement will go to rank and file in coming week for review and vote, averting first strike in U.S history...
Trump’s’ New Revised Immigration Executive Order “…Looks Like a Duck, Walks Like a Duck, and Sounds Like a Duck…”
Arab American Action Network statement on the revised #MuslimBan2 executive order Note: This statement was read by AAAN executive director...
NAACP: Inadequacy of President Trump and Federal Response to Hate Crimes
NAACP's Statement: In President Trump’s first speech to Congress, he finally condemned a recent swath of hate crimes, while...
State Senator Harper Backs Measure to Provide Tax Relief for Working Families
CHICAGO, IL – In an effort to provide needed tax relief to middle-class families, Illinois state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago,...
Better Business Bureau Identifies Top Scams Using New “Risk Index;” Home Improvement and Fake Check Scams Head the List
New algorithm identifies cons that are riskiest to consumers: men more vulnerable than women, and young adults at highest risk...
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Hosts 26th Desert Storm Remembrance Ceremony
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted a Desert Storm Remembrance ceremony at the Illinois State...
Chicago Communities Defend the Right to Protest, Say No to Trump’s Executive Order on Policing
On February 9th, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that declares war on protest and dissent. Under the title, "Preventing...
Violent Bank Robber Sentenced to 37 Years
Local/Federal Law Enforcement Partnerships Work A March 2015 attempted robbery at this bank in Humboldt, Tennessee resulted in the shooting...