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 
Better Business Bureau’s Top Ten Scams of 2014
To view the Top 10 Scams of 2014 Infographic online, click here. CHICAGO, IL -Â In 2014, the Better Business...
Dr. Wilson Urges All Candidates to Buy Media Ads From the Black Press
By Chinta Strausberg Mayoral hopeful Dr. Willie Wilson Wednesday held a press conference at his downtown home challenging all candidates...
NAACP Statement on the Quitman 10
ATLANTA, Ga. -- After four years, three trials, two mistrials, Lula Smart has been exonerated on all counts. Georgia Secretary...
Why Are So Many Black Girls Suspended?
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu * A Black girl was suspended because she saw a parallel between Frederick Douglass trying to...
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
President Barack Obama sent the following Nominations to the Senate: Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Defense,...
ISBE-Developed Guidance Helps Schools and Teachers Implement New Math Standards
Math models receive positive feedback and accolades SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois districts are piloting state-developed model math units to help...
Senator Raoul: Let the People Pick a Comptroller, Then Merge Offices
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) voiced his strong support for letting voters choose a new...
Program Helps Minority Business Owners Obtain Business Credit, Without Using Their Personal Credit
Many African Americans still face discrimination from bankers, and can not get business credit due to their personal credit problems...
Butterfield Takes Helm of the Congressional Black Caucus
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) was sworn in as the 24th Chair of the Congressional Black...
President Obama “Strongly Condemns” the Horrific Shooting at the Offices of Charlie Hebdo Magazine in Paris
Statement by President Barack Obama on the Attack in France at Charlie Hebdo offices, a satirical magazine, that reportedly killed...