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 
Real Men Cook Chicago Celebrations’ First Multi-Location Event Hailed as a Triumphant Tribute to Fathers
The Chicago celebrations of Real Men Cook - held at multiple locations -- was a triumphant success. Held and hosted...
National Black Church Initiative President Rev. Anthony Evans Clarifies Position and Issues Apology to the Black Church, Black Press, and Black Community Concerning HB2 Law in North Carolina
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and...
Illinois Department of Employment Security Highlights Enhanced Efforts to Help Jobseekers
Implements requirements to better connect job seekers and employers for new claims filed on or after July 17 CHICAGO,...
Kirk, Nelson Introduce Legislation To Alert FBI If Terror Suspect Buys Guns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bill...
NAM Editorial: Bring Back the Assault Weapons Ban
Editorial: New America Media There are moments when as a member of the ethnic press we must leverage our collective voice,...
Members of the CBC Stand in Support of Senate Democrats & Senator Chris Murphy in Filibuster for Commonsense Gun Violence Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) and members of...
New Report by the Sentencing Project, “The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons”, Finds That African Americans are Incarcerated in State Prisons Across the Country at More Than Five Times the Rate of Whites
From: Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project Dear Friends, I’m pleased to share with you a new study on race and...
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Stands Against Senseless Violence in Orlando & Reaffirms its Promise to Care for Communities
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Jonathan A. Mason, Sr., International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., has issued the following statement:...
Tom Joyner Foundation Leads Delegation of HBCU Presidents on Mission to Havana, Cuba to Explore Global Exchange and Research
Tom Joyner, chairman and founder of the Tom Joyner Foundation, and his son, Thomas Joyner, Jr., president and CEO, led...
Young Organizers, Activists of Chicago Votes Celebrate Automatic Voter Registration Friday, June 17th at 7 P.M.
CHICAGO, IL - On Friday, June 17th, Chicago Votes will be hosting "Automate It: Chicago Votes’ in Celebration of Automatic...