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 
Snoop Dogg’s Mom Launches New Project For At-Risk Youth
With new Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign aimed at teaching youth entrepreneurship Beverly Broadus Green speaks about her new Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign...
Illinois Department of Insurance Issues Disciplinary Action
Derrick L. Palmer, Calumet City, Insurance License Revoked SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) announced the following...
Draft Biden 2016 Responds to Senator Marco Rubio’s Cuba Remarks
Why is the Candidate of “Tomorrow†Pumping Policies fromYesterday? Draft Biden 2016, a SuperPAC organized to draft Vice President Joe...
Pfleger on Spike Lee’s “Chiraq†movie: “I trust himâ€
Praised Lee for taking black-on-black crime By Chinta Strausberg Saying he was fed up with critics of actor Spike Lee’s...
Disenfranchisement News: MD Legislature Approves Voting Rights for People on Probation & Parole
From: The Sentencing Project Disenfranchisement News Maryland Legislature approves voting rights bill for people on probation and parole Both the...
Author D.E. Rogers to Release Part II of “Dethroned: The Dark Side of Money II” Series
Second Book in Series to Be Released on April 18, 2015 New York, NY (BlackNews.com) –  Dethroned: The Dark Side...
Meteorologist Tom Skilling Receives Inaugural Chicago Award at 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Award April 22
CHICAGO, IL – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival are pleased to announce that iconic WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling...
Fatal Police Shooting Moves Clergy to Launch National Campaign Titled “Driving On E”
Baltimore, MD - A coalition of African American clergy announced the launch of a new initiative titled, Driving on E....
Attorney General Holder Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement on the 75th anniversary of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: “On behalf...
Joint Economic Committee & Congressional Black Caucus Release National Report Gauging Economic Challenges Facing the African American Community
Report Observes Broadening and Persistent Inequities in Employment, Income and Wealth Among Blacks WASHINGTON, DC – African Americans face an...