Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
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 
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Breaks Ground on Job Center at Site of Ferguson Unrest
From the ashes of a Ferguson, Mo., convenience store burned in the unrest following Michael Brown’s death will rise the...
Author’s Heartfelt Book of Poetry, an Outpouring of Emotions During Wife’s Terminal Illness, Urges Readers to Strengthen and Cherish their Bonds of Love
Written from the heart and experiences of Guglielmo, ‘I Take Thee, Angela: A Life in Poetry’ comprises frank, raw and...
Kirk, Dent Call on President Obama to Nominate a Permanent VA Inspector General to Oversee Scandal-Plagued Agency
Permanent IG Position Has Been Vacant Since 2013 Pattern of Agency Misconduct and Corruption with No Accountability Needs to Change...
Minority Banks Shut Out of New Markets Tax Credits Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 15, 2015, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), an arm of the Treasury...
Treasurer Frerichs Partners with Credit Unions to Help People During Budget Impasse
CHICAGO, IL – Interest-free loans will be available to state workers if the budget impasse means payroll checks will not...
NAACP Ends Boycott of South Carolina
PHILADELPHIA, PA – At the NAACP 106th National Convention, the National Board of Directors voted to end the 15 year...
ReMARCs – OneNationOneFlag: Uniting Around the U.S. Flag, Rejecting Symbols of Hate
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League In just under three weeks, since the National Urban League launched...
Attorney General Lynch Statement on Escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera “Chapo” from Mexican Prison
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch provided the following statement on the escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera "Chapo" from a Mexican...
Finish the Job: Demilitarize the Police in Our Communities
CORRECTED UPDATE By Rika Tyler and T-Dubb-O This article is Fourth of an op-ed series on behalf of the Civil...
Overtime Rule Change
Letters to Editors From: AFSCME Working 9 to 5. Taking care of business. Working for the weekend. The 40-hour workweek...