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 
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 
Riveredge Announces First Summer 2016 Concert, Kool & The Gang on Friday, June 24
AURORA, IL - In over four decades, Kool & the Gang has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide, won...
Charles H. Kable, IV Named Special Agent in Charge of Counterintelligence Division of the Washington Field Office
FBI Director James B. Comey has named Charles H. Kable, IV as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence...
2016 Diverse Voices in Docs Application Open for Documentary Makers of Color to Incubate Films
December 19th application deadline to apply for six-month mentorship program starting January 2016 Diverse Voices in Docs Alum...
Hateful Rhetoric Contributes to Violence, Harms National Security
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League In the last month, there have been two dozen anti-Muslim...
Civil Rights Lawyer Honored as Top 100 Black Lawyers
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President Obama’s Remarks at Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment
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Senators Kirk, Coons Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Promoting Democracy on International Human Rights Day
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Tenth Minnesota Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
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NAACP and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Announce New Partnership to Help Small Businesses
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Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield Responds to Comments from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Calls for His Recusal from Fisher Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement following comments made by U.S. Supreme...