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 
“Playing While Hurt†By Author Terri V. Steward Brings Much-Needed Awareness to Domestic Violence
"Generational Curse and Domestic Violence: The Twain Shall Meet Over and Over Again" Valdosta, GA (BlackNews.com) – Terri V. Steward,...
Women’s Business Development Center Hosts Webinars in April
CHICAGO, IL – Webinars offered in April by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) include: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, Noon...
A Student Aid Bill of Rights: President Obama’s Weekly Address
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, President Barack Obama laid out his vision for quality, affordable higher education for...
Attorney General Holder Responds to Arrest in Officer Shootings in Ferguson, Missouri
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Sunday regarding the arrest of Jeffrey Williams in the shooting of...
Illinois State Board of Education Announces March 18 Board Meeting in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education will convene for a regular business meeting on March 18 at...
Civil Rights Icon and Activist Rev. Willie T. Barrow Dies at 90
Statements issued by President Barack Obama, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
NAACP & Congressional Black Caucus Respond to Shooting of Two Ferguson Police Officers
NAACP condemns the shooting of two Ferguson police officers Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are saddened to hear about...
Families of Chicagoans Killed by Police to Meet with Mayor and Hold Rally at City Hall March 16th
CHICAGO, IL – Over the past 5 years there have been over 300 shootings by Chicago Police Department officers, resulting...
Attorney General Holder Announces Six Pilot Cities for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice
The attorney general said the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson "was a pure ambush." Holder's Remarks: Thank you...
Beyond Selma: Black and White Military Families Bond For Honor
San Francisco, CA (BlackNews.com) – In the wake of 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March and commemoration of...