Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Destiny’s Child Reimagined Tribute Honors Legacy, Sisterhood, and Timeless Music 
Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students 
Young Author’s “Beautiful Dreams” Becoming a Reality as Books Earn International Awards 
Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
KCET Presents New Episodes in its New Tuesday Night Arts & Culture Lineup
KCET, the nation’s largest independent public television station, new Tuesday night lineup, “Creative Exploration,†features the vibrant arts and culture...
Kirk Leads Letter to DOJ Requesting Immediate Investigation of Backpage.com
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Choose a Winning Team on Super Bowl Sunday: Drinking or Driving
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NAACP President & CEO “Hoping for a Swift and Fair Senate Confirmation of Loretta Lynch for U.S. Attorney General”
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Scammers Lurking To Trap Last-Minute Super Bowl Ticket Buyers, Warns Better Business Bureau
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AARP Encouraged by Newly Announced Health Care Delivery and Payment Reforms
AARPÂ CEOÂ Jo Ann Jenkins highlights "...he real possibility of staying healthier and reducing costs, while also strengthening Medicare." WASHINGTON,...
Clergy Coalition Kicks Off Souls to the Polls Campaign Pushing Early Voting
By Chinta Strausberg With the goal of signing up a minimum of 100 churches in Chicago, a faith based coalition...
Top 10 Black History Month Scholarships for February 2015
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- February is here again, and Black History month is being celebrated all around the country and even...
Grassroot Support Builds For Candidates Seeking to Give Voice to Neighborhood Residents
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Statement by President Obama on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
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