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 
NAACP Statement on #BlackLivesMatter Activist Who Took Down SC Confederate Battle Flag
BALTIMORE, MD -- #BlackLivesMatter activist Brittany “Bree†Newsome, wearing rappelling gear, climbed the flagpole in front of South Carolina’s state...
Illinois Department of Public Health Provides Flood Safety Guidance
Food, water, safety, and cleaning information SPRINGFIELD, IL - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D.,...
Black Caucus Hosts Rally to Fight Gov. Rauner’s Cuts
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus stood with community advocates and rallied against Governor Rauner’s vicious cuts to social services and...
Legendary Activist Angela Davis in Chicago Sunday to Support Rasmea Odeh
Former political prisoner to keynote sold-out event to support wrongfully convicted Palestinian American activist and organizer. Sunday, June 28th, at...
Legislative Black Caucus to Gov. Rauner: “This is not a political game of chickenâ€
Senator Jones: “We always have the recall By China Strausberg Saying this is a serious situation, members of the Illinois...
“…This was a good day for America…”: President Obama Remarks on the Supreme Court’s Ruling of the Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama: Good morning, everybody. Have a seat. Five years ago, after nearly a century of talk, decades of...
National Urban League: “Far-Ranging” Impact of Supreme Court Decisions Boost Economic Justice
NEW YORK -- Today’s landmark Supreme Court rulings on the crucial issues of health care access and housing discrimination will...
Draft Biden Applauds Favorable SCOTUS Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
Group highlights Vice President's longtime support on issue Draft Biden 2016, a group formed to encourage Vice President Joe Biden...
Kirk and Preckwinkle Weigh-in on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
CHICAGO , IL -Â U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled...
Stand with Senators Sanders and Warren: Federal Contract Workers Deserve a Living Wage
Tell President Obama: “Issue an executive order giving preference in government contracting to ‘model employers’ who pay workers a living...