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 
Senators Kirk, Durbin Resolution Congratulates Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today introduced a Senate Resolution congratulating the 2015 Stanley...
Ron Busby, Sr. President & CEO, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Joins Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, Pastor & Founder, Empowerment Temple Church, to Launch Driving On E
Campaign being launched to spur economic growth in Baltimore's Black business community Baltimore, MD - Ron Busby, Sr., president/CEO, U.S....
ISBE to Rebate School Districts for National School Lunch Program Expenses
About $2.4 million available for warehousing and delivery services SPRINGFIELD, IL – Members of the State Board of Education approved...
R&B/Soul Band GJS Prepares for the 41st Annual Jackson Music Awards Nominated in 5 Categories
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – The careers of GJS (Tony Gentry, Nil Jones, Sam Fallie) is an open book filled with producing,...
Comptroller Warns: Most Payments Stop July 1 Without Budget Deal
No Budget Deal, No Checks For Those Who Can Least Afford to Miss Them By Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Geissler...
Immigrant Families to Rally on Father’s Day Against Detention, Deportation
On this year’s father’s day, family members of individuals currently detained and facing deportation proceedings speak out against ICE’s continued...
“Throw the School Gates Open to Girls Everywhere”: Op-Ed by First Lady Michelle Obama
Op-Ed by First Lady Michelle Obama Right now, more than 62m girls around the world are out of school —...
First Meeting Between U.S. Attorney General Lynch and Mexican Attorney General Gómez González
Attorneys General of the United States and Mexico Agree to Boost Bilateral Collaboration In their first meeting since assuming their...
Jobs Rebuild America Announcement at the Urban League of Essex County
Urban League leaders mark the 2nd anniversary of the landmark Jobs Rebuild America initiative with announcement of a $2 million,...
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate; President Nominates Two to Serve on the U.S. District Courts
Nominations Sent to the Senate: John Morton, of Massachusetts, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation,...