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 
Black Youth Project 100 Chicago Rally to End Police Violence against Black Women and Girls
CHICAGO, IL – Members of Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter will hold a rally to demand the Chicago...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: Don’t Forget Our Youth When Drafting the Budget
SPRINGFIELD, IL – A recent study conducted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab revealed that summer youth employment initiatives...
House Committee Approves Dunkin Legislation Fighting Discriminatory Employment Practices
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, passed a bill out of a House committee this week that...
NAACP to Monitor Myrtle Beach for Discriminatory Practices During Black Bike Week
MYRTLYE BEACH, S.C. -- For the ninth year, the NAACP will conduct Operation Bike Week Justice to monitor discriminatory practices...
Marc Morial on “Policing Strategies” for the 21st Century
Statement of Marc H. Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) before the House Judiciary Committee on “Policing...
Kirk Applauds House Passage of His Anti-Trafficking Legislation to Stop Online Advertisers like Backpage.com
SAVE Act Makes it Unlawful to Knowingly Advertise Sex with a Minor Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Now Heads...
President Obama Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Head Start
President Barack Obama Statement: For millions of families, Head Start has been a lifeline. And for millions of kids, it’s been...
Five Plays by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writers
Five plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Subscribe to Steppenwolf's landmark 40th season and see five not-to-miss plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning...
2015 R&D STEM Learning Exchange Challenges Showcase Event
Students from 17 Illinois high schools to demonstrate solutions to real-world Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) problems CHICAGO, IL...
Experts Find Illinois Inflicting Needless Pain & Suffering on Sick Prisoners
From: Uptown People’s Law Center 60% of Non-Violent Deaths Show “Significant lapses in care,†Says Just-Released Study CHICAGO – The...