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 
President Obama Petitioned to Honor Ethiopian Hero
International Council Request President Obama to place wreath at historic gravesite on visit to Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (BlackNews.com) --...
Senator Hunter’s Nephews’ Funerals Set for Friday: Both victims of Gun Violence
By Chinta Strausberg Funeral services for Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter’s (D-3rd) nephews, Willie Lee Hunter, 31, and his brother,...
Racist Attacks on Southern Black Churches – Outlaw the Racist Terrorist Groups!
From: Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression In the last fourteen days, eight Black churches have been burned down....
Rep. Flowers Calls on Rauner to Back her LaSalle Street Tax Bill
Says it’ll yield $10-$12 billion a year By Chinta Strausberg Illinois State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31st) Saturday urged the governor...
Fix the Voting Rights Act Now: Sign The Petition
Sign the petition to Congress: “Thanks to the Supreme Court, the Voting Rights Act is weaker now than when it...
New Roseland Community Hospital CEO Testifies in Springfield: “Gunfire doesn’t recognize political boundaries”
On Wednesday, July 1, New Roseland Community Hospital CEO Tim Egan testified in front of the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee...
Free Palestine and The Great Al Aqsa Mosque
“International Day of Al-Quds, Friday, July 10, 2015″ CHICAGO, IL - Muslim Congress will hold a series of events in...
VA. Governor Removes Financial Barrier for Voting Rights Restoration: Disenfrachisement News
From: The Sentencing Project Virginia Governor removes modern day "poll tax" Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that individuals with felony...
Active Transportation Alliance Looks Toward the Future in Celebrating 30th Anniversary
Five game-changing goals and sister nonprofit organization announced CHICAGO, IL - The Active Transportation Alliance marked its 30th anniversary by...
The Women’s Business Development Center Offers July Programs That Support and Accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
WBDC provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and...