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 
Attorney General Holder’s Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing: “Twenty years ago,...
Now What? How to Create Fair Companies After the Ellen Pao Verdict
Op-ed By Freada Kapor Klein Last month, during the height of the Ellen Pao trial, I met with a number...
National Veterans Art Museum to Observe Memorial Day 2015 with New Exhibition
The Joe Bonham Project, Drawing the Stories of America’s Wounded Veterans, Features Artwork by Combat and Civilian Artists Chicago, Ill...
Tri-Caucus Chairs and Ranking Member Scott Push for Stronger Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) considers the Every Child Achieves Act...
Illinoisans Receive Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
6thAnnual Awards Ceremony to be Held on April 20thin Springfield SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and...
State Board of Education names Dr. Tony Smith new State Superintendent of Education
Longtime educator and former Oakland, California, superintendent selected to lead Illinois’ K-12 education agency SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State...
The PCC Network Travels to Greenville, SC
The Rev. Harold E. Bailey, president of Probation Challenge and The PCC Network, will travel to Greenville, South Carolina, to...
Rep. Davis Turns Thumbs Down on Name ‘Chiraq’
By Chinta Strausberg Weighing in on the controversy surrounding actor/producer Spike Lee, Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-7th) Thursday said there...
First African American to be Elected President of the Scottish Rite Class in the Orient of Maryland
Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) – The Honorable Noble Sir Rev. Medgar L. Reid, ACIS, CCIF, DD, Chaplain for The Elite Provost...
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...