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 
Bread for the World Applauds President Obama’s Call to ‘Ban the Box’
Washington, D.C. – Bread for the World applauds President Obama’s decision to prohibit federal agencies from asking prospective government employees...
Author Peter Jones Releases New Book, “Out Of The Crutches Of Poverty”
Helps readers of all professions attain their goal in life Las Vegas, NV (BlackNews.com) -- Author Peter Jones from Demopolis,...
Emergency Management Officials, National Weather Service Encourage Winter Preparedness
November is Winter Weather Preparedness Month in Illinois SPRINGFIELD, IL – While the winter of 2015-16 is expected to be...
Police Torture Survivors Demand All Torture Confession Convictions be Overturned and all Torture Cops be Fired, Prosecuted, and Their Pensions Stripped
From: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Stop Police Crimes Campaign www.StopPoliceCrimes.com Police torture survivors demand all torture...
Community Members March to Ban Petcoke and Clean Up Agri-fine
More than 18-months have past since Mayor Rahm Emanuel told industry to clean up the practices that pushed harmful petroleum...
President Obama: It’s Time To Reform our Criminal Justice System
President Barack Obama's Weekly Address on the Criminal Justice System WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President spoke...
NAACP Encourages Americans to Obtain Health Insurance as Third Open Enrollment Under the ACA Starts
BALTIMORE, MD - The NAACP is encouraging individuals and families who have not previously obtained health insurance to obtain insurance...
Tom Joyner Foundation Announces Full Ride Scholarship Program for Graduating High School Seniors; Now Accepting Applications
One student will win a scholarship to cover all expenses as an HBCU of their choice, joining an impressive group...
Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the Installation of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as the First African American Leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church
WASHINGTON, D.C. – CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement recognizing the installation of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry...
Newly Formed Organization Launches 2016 Voter Protection Initiative
Long time voting rights advocate Barbara Arnwine has joined forces with voting rights and justice colleagues to form the Transformative...