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 
NAACP Official Statement on the Passing of #JusticeSummer Marcher Middle Passage
Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Middle Passage a 68 year old America's Journey for Justice marcher, veteran and Colorado resident, fell...
Jesse White Encourages Proper Car Seat Usage for Children
September 13th through 19th is Child Passenger Safety Week Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White encouraged parents and caregivers to...
Phi Beta Fraternity, Inc. to Serve Again as the National Mobilization Headquarters for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is headquarters in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. (BlackNews.com) - In a move symbolic of its...
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month
Decreasing Infant Mortality—A Healthy People 2020 Objective SPRINGFIELD, IL –September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. While Illinois has made great...
Activists say Trauma Care Center “A Victory for the South Side, but the Fight is Not Over”
CHICAGO, IL – The Trauma Care Coalition, representing the community groups which have been pressing the University of Chicago to...
Senator Kirk on 14th Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks: “The Wounds Our Nation Suffered 14 Years Ago Will Never be Forgotten…”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement today marking the 14th anniversary of the September...
Chicago Immigrant Women Join 100 Mile Pilgrimage to Pope Francis
Chicago Immigrants To Send off Local Immigrant Women who will walk 100 Miles in Pilgrimage to the Pope Week-long Walk...
NAACP Statement On Passing Of Helen Burns Jackson, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Mother
BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP family acknowledges the passing of Mrs. Helen Burns Jackson, mother of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Mrs....
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley: Why I Support the Iran Nuclear Agreement
Letters to Editors The U.S. Senate will soon vote on whether to support or reject President Obama's international agreement to...
Incognito: A Conversation About Race & Identity
CHICAGO, IL -Â Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Sandra Bland. #BlackLivesMatter. As America experiences a new civil rights movement fueled...