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 
Bernie Sanders: This is Unconscionable in America – Sign the Petition in Support of Justice is Not for Sale Act
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Today in America, shamefully, we have more people in jail than any other country on earth....
Four Columbus Gang Members Plead Guilty to Murder
COLUMBUS, OH—Four Columbus men pleaded guilty to murder in connection to a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known...
School Security and Standards Task Force Holding Public Hearings Across State
Public feedback will help guide the task force’s recommendations for minimum school security standards SPRINGFIELD, IL – The School...
Six Defendants Sentenced in $4.7 Million Check Cashing and Identity Theft Scheme
Six defendants have been sentenced to prison terms for their participation in a $4.7 million check cashing and identity theft...
AARP Launches Accountability Effort for Presidential Candidates
Voters Expect Those Running for President to 'Take a Stand' on the Future of Social Security Washington, DC- AARP launched...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at 84th Interpol General Assembly
Kigali Rwanda Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Thank you, President Ballestrazzi, for that kind introduction – and for your tireless...
NAACP Begins Planning 107th Annual Convention
BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has begun the planning process for its...
CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield’s Statement on the Death of Former CBC Member Augustus “Gus” Savage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement on the passing of...
U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $300,000 to Support the National Urban League’s New Entrepreneurship Center Program in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD - The National Urban League, already set to attract $4.2 million in economic impact to the city...
The Countdown Begins for the Florida Blue Florida Classic Rivalry Between Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University
The nation's largest HBCU rivalry between the Florida A&M University Rattlers and the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats returns for the 36th...