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 
Statement by President Obama on the U.S. Government’s Hostage Policy Review
President Barack Obama: Good afternoon. Â Since 9/11, more than 80 Americans have been taken hostage by murderous groups engaged in...
Chicago Sinfonietta Appoints New Principal Bassoon
Project Inclusion Fellow Takes On A Leadership Role With The Nation’s Most Diverse Orchestra Chicago, IL - Chicago Sinfonietta, a...
Girl’s Advocacy Group Celebrates 30 Years With Debutante Cotillion
Philadelphia, PA (BlackNews.com) –  On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Teenshop Inc. celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Debutante Cotillion. The...
Help Protect Your Identity – FREE BBB Paper Shredding and Electronics Recycling Saturday, June 27th
CHICAGO, IL - For the 15th year in a row, identity theft was at the top of the national ranking...
Illinois Torturing Prisoners With Solitary Confinement
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Today CHICAGO, IL — This morning, Uptown People’s Law Center and Winston & Strawn LLP filed...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus to Rally Against Rauner’s Cuts
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus views Governor Rauner’s cuts as a direct attack on the working poor. This Thursday, the...
Englewood Residents Fight to Bury the ‘Chiraq’ Branding by Celebrating Peace in the Parks
“We know we have to blend arts and entertainment with activism in order to engage and address issues we have...
Vermilion County Court Imposes Penalty on Petroleum Company
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced today that on June 18, 2015, a Vermilion...
Why You Can’t Kill the Spirit of Mother Emanuel
By Ben Jealous & Jotaka Eaddy You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea. Similarly, you can massacre...
Rev. Jackson Seeks 1,000 Churches to Set Up Tech Centers
Wants to education youth on finances By Chinta Strausberg At his Rainbow PUSH minister’s breakfast, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr....