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 
Cook County State’s Attorney Secures Conviction for Man Charged in Acquaintance Rape Case
Public Relations Executive Also Facing Sex Assault Charges in Another Attack A Chicago man has been convicted of sexually assaulting...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces Search for New Public Defender
Preckwinkle thanks outgoing Public Defender Abishi Cunningham for his years of service Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced that...
Online Petition Launched to Repeal and Abolish Supreme Court Ruling Allowing All-White Juries to Hear Cases of African Americans
The Supreme Court's ruling on Batson v Kentucky declares that "A citizen has no right to a jury composed in...
Illinois Arts Council Agency Funding Opportunities for Not-For-Profit Organizations, Units of Government, and Institutions of Higher Education
The Illinois Arts Council Agency is pleased to announce current funding opportunities for Illinois not-for-profit organizations, units of governments, and...
Toni Braxton and Six Other Women Honored by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Crowd of 700 attends elegant dinner; Saxophonist Mike Phillips performs "We Are One" Atlanta GA (BlackNews.com) – Six-time Grammy award...
Don’t Let Your Travel Plans Become “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
CHICAGO, IL - During this year's holiday season, lower gas prices are expected to fuel greater travel both on land...
New Software Helps African American Families to Discover and Track Their Heritage
The Our House Family Trees, (Collection I) CD-ROM consists of lineage data compiled from 17 years of genealogical research. Humble,...
Illinois Ranks #1 in Volunteer Rate Among the Country’s 8 Largest States
2.57 Million Illinoisans Give $7.2 Billion in Service SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service...
President Obama’s Statement on Cuba Policy Changes
Cabinet Room 12:01 P.M. EST "Neither the American, nor Cuban people are well served by a rigid policy that is...
Release of Alan Gross by the Cuban Regime is a “Welcome Relief to our Nation” – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk
Kirk also responds to changes in U.S. Policy Toward Cuba CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the...