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 
Attorney General Holder Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear four cases on same-sex...
Spike Lee to Receive President’s Award at “46th NAACP Image Awardsâ€
Presentation to Trailblazing Film Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, and Activist To Be Made During Live Broadcast on Friday, February 6,...
Cook County Board Approves Planning for Progress Strategic Plan
Planning for Progress will guide Cook County’s use of an estimated $280 million in resources over the next five years...
Bob Fertik Endorses Chuy Garcia for Chicago Mayor
Letters to Editors Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy†Garcia is running for Mayor of Chicago to take the city in...
Why Daughters Need Fathers
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Excerpted from Raising Black Girls and Educating Black Girls The media and the academic community provide...
Fioretti Introduces Ethics Legislation at Chicago City Council
CHICAGO, IL – Ald. Bob Fioretti introduced legislation at the Chicago City Council that would make changes to ethics rules. ...
TIF Illumination Project Delivers 30th TIF Town Meeting For 25th Ward
On Thursday, January 25 the TIF Illumination Project will present its 30th TIF town meeting, or Illumination, for the 25th...
“Tonight, We Turn the Page…”: President Obama’s State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama's Speech in its entirety U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. January 20, 2015, 9:10 P.M. EST President Obama:Â Mr....
NAACP Remarks on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP released the following statements regarding the State of the Union Address. From Cornell William Brooks,...
Senator Kirk Response to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union...