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 
Tri-Caucus Leadership Condemns Selection of Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)...
Former Madison County Deputy Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Lying Under Oath to Obstruct Investigation into Beating
HUNTSVILLE – A federal judge sentenced former Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Watson to three years in prison for lying...
New Paper Investigates Black Teens’ Interactions with Chicago Police
5-year research project with Chicago Black high school students about police experiences, reveals surveillance, alienation, and impunity CHICAGO, IL...
Illinois’ First Competency-Based Learning Pilot Launches With Call for Applications
Pilot program will allow 12 innovative school districts to replace high school graduation course requirements with a competency-based learning system...
National Urban League President and CEO Issues Statement Regarding Nominee Senator Sessions for U.S. Attorney General
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement regarding the nominee Senator Jeff Sessions for...
Cook County Building & Zoning Announces Online Permitting for Businesses, Residents
Overhauls outdated paper process with digital service for unincorporated areas In order to improve customer service and efficiency for...
Gene Siskel Film Center Presents First Chicago Run of the New Restoration of Julie Dash’s Landmark African American Feature, Daughters of The Dust
Presented one week only, November 25-December 1 “A film of spellbinding visual beauty…an extended, wildly lyrical meditation on the power of African cultural iconography and the spiritual...
The Upcoming 115th Congress Will Open With the Most African-Americans in History
NAACP Washington Bureau looks forward to working with historically large Congressional Black Caucus to advocate the crucial priorities of the...
Next Congress to be Most Diverse Ever
The 115th Congress will be sworn into service on January 3, 2017, and is scheduled to run for two years...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Releases Video Statement on Hate Crimes in the United States
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a video statement on the FBI’s newly announced 2015 hate crime statistics as well...