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 
Historic Vote on Burge Torture Reparations Legislation
The largest gathering of Burge Torture survivors will assemble to watch the vote The Chicago City Council will vote on...
Judge Prostituted Kids-for-Cash…in these United States
By Rev. Harold E. Bailey President of Probation Challenge While youth across these Not-so-United-States, are serving numerous years in prison...
Top Iowa Elected Officials Endorse Draft Biden 2016
Local Iowa officials and activists urge Vice President Joe Biden to jump into 2016 Presidential Race Prominent Iowa elected officials...
A Major Threat to Military Families: Tell the Senate We Should Protect Military Families From Predatory Lending Without Delay
From: U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (8th Congressional District) Last week, we defeated attempts in the House to rollback important new...
Metropolitan Tenants Organization to Present Deborah Taylor With Ralph Scott Award
Deborah Taylor to receive MTO's Ralph Scott Award Deborah Taylor has been at the forefront on housing justice, employment and...
Chicago Filipino Groups and Supporters to Protest Philippines President Aquino
Protesters urge President Aquino to be accountable and "Resign Now!" Picket Today, Wednesday, May 6, 6:00 p.m., at the JW...
Alabama State University to Launch Amazing Black Genealogy Series on June 21-26, 2015
Montgomery, AL (BlackNews.com) -- Researching family history requires education, patience, time-consuming research, and careful documentation. Although genealogy can be defined...
NYC Black Blind Father Denied Parental Rights
A devoted Black father is denied the right to parent his own children because he is blind Defying stereotypes, then...
Vice President Joe Biden Meets Key Constituencies as 2016 Presidential Announcement Anticipation Grows
VP Joe Biden meets key constituencies as 2016 presidential announcement anticipation grows Vice President Biden takes shot at 2016 Republican...
Tri-Caucus Chairs Call on Department of Defense to End Racial Hazing in Military
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In March, the Army Times reported allegations of a practice in which soldiers in a given battalion...