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 
Classic Rock Returns to the Grandstand
Tickets to go on sale this month DuQuoin, IL – State Fair Manager Patrick Buchen announced today three more acts...
New Audio Book Details First Fictional & Most Probable Legal Battle for African-American Reparations
Free copies are now available of "Reparations I: The Attorneys" - a full cast audio drama by a veteran XM/...
Bike to Work, Track Your Trips and Win Cool Prizes With Bike Commuter Challenge, June 12-19
The Active Transportation Alliance's Bike Commuter Challenge, in partnership with Bike Chicago and Chicago Bike Week, is an annual celebration...
McKinney Incident Shows Need for Police Retraining: National Urban League’s Morial
NEW YORKÂ -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the...
Jesse, Pfleger threatened with arrest at Chuck’s Gun Shop
By Chinta Strausberg In a standoff with Riverdale police who were guarding the controversial Chuck’s Gun Shop & Pistol Range,...
Congressional Black Caucus and Democrats of the Joint Economic Committee to Hold Public Forum and Press Conference in Baltimore
The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman...
NAACP Statement on the Indictment of Former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager
BALTIMORE, Md. -- On Monday, June 8th, a South Carolina grand jury indicted former North Charleston police officer, Michael Slager,...
Documentary Addresses Racism in America
Racism in America investigated by Brazilian woman in new documentary Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – A U.S. based company, New Generation Media...
President Obama’s Speech to the Catholic Health Association on Health Care in America
At the invitation of the Catholic Health Association, President Barack Obama will address their annual conference and thank them for...
Nearly 800 Illinois students in Class of 2015 graduate with the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy
First year for new credential to be noted on academic transcript and diploma SPRINGFIELD, IL – Nearly 800 students from...