Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
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 
Illinois State Board of Education Recognizes Award Winning Career and Technical Students
Eighty-eight high school and occupational school students win medals at National Leadership Conference SPRINGFIELD, IL –The Illinois State Board of...
Famed Comedienne Alycia Cooper to Appear Every Week on Season 9 of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”
The series airs every Wednesday at 9 p.m. on NBC Nationwide (BlackNews.com) –Beginning Wednesday, famed African-American comedian, Alycia Cooper, will...
Racial Relations in America Ignored
The True Culprit of Hatred and Destruction By James Gilmore In America, media has captured the unjust killings and gross...
Say Her Name: A Light Action for Sandra Bland
CHICAGO, IL - Tuesday night, Project NIA, The Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls & Young Women and The Chicago...
City of Chicago Offers New Workshop in August on “How to Promote Your Business”
Bi-Weekly Workshops Also Focus on How to Market, Protect, and Find a Home for your Business The Department of Business...
‘We are in a state of emergency’: Black Youth Project 100 Condemns Police Violence Against Movement for Black Lives Attendees
CHICAGO, IL – In response to yesterday’s unprompted violence against activists attending the Movement for Black Lives convening in Cleveland,...
Illinois Department of Public Health Receives Bull’s-Eye Award for Vaccine Management
Enhancements to the Illinois Comprehensive Automated Registry Exchange (I-CARE) SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois is one of three state immunization programs...
Kirk Statement on 25th Anniversary of the Signing of The Americans with Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing...
Alderman Moreno to Introduce the Stop, Transparency, Oversight and Protection Act Before the Chicago City Council
UPDATE: Both Alderman Maldonado, 26th Ward, and Alderman Moreno, 1st Ward, will introduce the STOP Act to the Chicago City...
After Charleston Shooting, Churches Stay Vigilant
Richmond Pulse By Nancy DeVille RICHMOND, Calif. -- The killing of a beloved pastor and eight churchgoers in Charleston, S.C....