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 
White House Announces Deesha Dyer as Social Secretary
The White House announced that Deesha Dyer has been promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Social Secretary.  She...
Madigan Applauds House Committee Passage of Campus Sexual Assault Legislation
CHICAGO, IL— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded members of the House Judiciary – Civil Committee for passage of a...
Kirk’s Year-Round Schools Legislation Heads to Senate Floor
The All-Year School Study Act Passed Out of Committee Today and Heads to Senate Floor Bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act Approved,...
Urban League’s Morial Selected for Public Service Panel
Urban League's Morial Selected for New York Society for Ethical Culture's Public Service Panel Is The Idea of The President...
Why We Can’t Forget Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson Day – Why This Baseball Legend is Still Being Celebrated 68 Years Later Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – Wednesday, April...
Senate Passes Collins’ Plan Requiring Charter Schools to Disclose Criminal Investigations
SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) sponsored legislation the Senate passed yesterday to require organizations applying...
Senator Raoul receives Defender of the Innocent Award
Illinois Innocence Project honors senator for his work on eyewitness ID reform SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul...
New Stage Play “What God Joined Together†Slated to Run at the Historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta
26-year old Edward Fernandez sets out to make history; From the Ferst to the Fox! Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – Writer,...
Announced Presidential Candidates Invited to Speak at 2015 National Urban League Conference
The 2015 National Urban League Conference, Save Our Cities: Education, Jobs & Justice! will be held in South Florida, July...
President Obama Nominates Justice Wilhelmina Marie Wright to Serve on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama nominated Justice Wilhelmina Marie Wright to serve on the United States District Court for...