Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
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 
Justice Department Announces Reforms at Bureau of Prisons to Reduce Recidivism and Promote Inmate Rehabilitation
The Department of Justice announced a series of reforms at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) designed to reduce recidivism...
Rep. Cedric Richmond Elected Next Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) was elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 115th Congress....
Former Attorney General Janet Reno was “Undoubtedly Aware of her Historic Role”: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
Miami, United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Memorial Service for Former Attorney General Janet Reno:...
ISBE Releases Second Reader’s Guide and New Online Engagement Forum to Accompany Draft ESSA State Plan
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) advanced an important and continuing dialogue with communities throughout the...
Fulcrum Point Peace Concert With Malcolm London and Stella Binion, December 18th, 4-6 P.M.
Holiday Peace Concert a highlight of the season Global Voices Series finale a community gathering to cap off HotHouse's first...
Tent City Set to Bloom as Uptown Homeless Shelter Threatens Closure
City & State have failed to come up with funding to stop closure of shelter near Lake Shore Drive...
Clifford Law Offices Obtains $18.5 Million Settlement in Derailment Fire for Two Workers
Robert A. Clifford and Colin H. Dunn, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained an $18.5 million settlement on behalf of...
DuPage Democrats Support Standing Rock Sioux Against DAPL Oil Pipeline
By Dan Bailey Wheaton IL – On Wednesday, November 16, the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of DuPage...
NAACP: The NAACP Resolutely Condemns President-Elect Trump’s Proposed Plans for a ‘Muslim Registry’
NAACP Statement on Proposed “Muslim Registry” BALTIMORE, MD – The following is a statement from Cornell William Brooks, President...
Atlanta Teens’ Documentary on Ghana to Air on PBS Nationwide
A Queens Discovery is a Story of A Transformational Journey to Africa Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- A Queens Discovery follows...