Attorney General, Illinois Department of Labor Remind Hearthside Child Laborers to File Claims for Compensation 
Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
State Senator Raoul Vows to Continue to Work Toward an Elected Chicago School Board
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) presented legislation establishing an elected Chicago school board in the...
“Stranded by the State” Premieres, a New Video Series Chronicling the Human Impact of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis
In These Times magazine and Kartemquin Films partner to release director Liz Kaar’s online video series illustrating the personal toll...
The National Hellenic Museum Expands Educational Programming on Greek Culture and History
Hellenic Foundation grant allows NHM to reach even more students CHICAGO, IL - The National Hellenic Museum (NHM)...
“We Will Stand Up to Racist Mob Threats in Mt. Greenwood”: Press Conference Today
"We Will Stand Up to Racist Mob Threats in Mt. Greenwood” November 5, Joshua Beal, a Black man, was shot...
NAACP Statement on President-elect Trump Selections for Top Advisors
The following is a statement from Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO of the NAACP: “As the oldest and largest...
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom...
State Senator Trotter Votes to Override Automatic Voter Registration Veto
“Improving access to the ballot box is healthy for democracy.” --State Senator Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) SPRINGFIELD, IL...
Election Special: View From the Ground
At Issue: Trump and Police Reform The U.S. Department of Justice under the administration of Donald Trump“could choose to either...
The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Op-Ed by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel
The piece was published in German by German Daily "Wirtschaftswoche" and can be found here. The full English text of...
Are Policie Reacting Stereotypes or Responding Individuals?
By Bobby F. Kimbrough, Jr. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – For the last 55 years of my life before I was ever...