Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Destiny’s Child Reimagined Tribute Honors Legacy, Sisterhood, and Timeless Music 
Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students 
Young Author’s “Beautiful Dreams” Becoming a Reality as Books Earn International Awards 
Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
NAACP Responds to McKinney Police Department Incident; Will Demand a Thorough Investigation
Baltimore, Maryland/McKinney, Texas - The NAACP released the following statement on the McKinney Police Department’s excessive use of force against...
Hillary Clinton: We Should Make it Easier to Vote
During a speech at Texas Southern University in Houston, Hillary Clinton called for expanding Americans’ voting rights while decrying Republican...
Dance Free-4-All! American Rhythm Center Hosts Free Classes June 8-14
The American Rhythm Center (ARC), the innovative, collaborative dance/arts facility operated by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), invites Chicagoans...
Illinois Department of Public Health Director to Visit DuPage County for Roundtable Discussion
DUPAGE COUNTY – The recently appointed Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D....
UChicago Alum Arrested for Kicking and Punching Peaceful #TraumaCenterNow Activists
150 Supporters March to UChicago Main Quadrangles for Die-In Protest after Shutting Down Alumni Awards Ceremony CHICAGO, IL -Trauma Center Now Activists,...
Rep. Flowers Prayer in Classroom Bill Passes Both Houses
Clergy urge Rauner to give green light By Chinta Strausberg In an effort to restore morals and values for life,...
Private Red Carpet Screening of Local Access Cable Show “Dana’s Lane”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Much of today's television programming lacks substance with few audiences seeing anything that goes beyond the tabloid...
NAACP to Host 106th Annual National Convention in Philadelphia July 11th – 15th
Convention to Unite Thousands of Social Justice Activists Around Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Opportunity, Health Equity and Education...
13th Annual African Diaspora INTERNATIONAL Film Festival – Chicago June 12-18, 2015
New York, NY - The Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) is back to celebrate 13 years of consecutive...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: Latest Cuts are an Attack on the Working Poor and Low Income Families
Earlier this week, Governor Bruce Rauner unleashed another round of targeted cuts, primarily aimed at low income working class families...