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 
Marc Morial: We are Disappointed in the Grand Jury’s Decision to Not Indict Officer Darren Wilson
Marc H. Morial President & CEO of the National Urban League Morial's statement on the Grand Jury’s Decision to Not...
NAACP Announces March, â€Journey for Justice: Ferguson to Jefferson Cityâ€
Baltimore, MD -- In response to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of 18...
CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge’s Statement on the Passing of D.C. Councilman and Former Mayor Marion Barry
WASHINGTON, DC --Â Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge released the following statement on the passing of Washington, D.C....
Youths Take to Social Media to Grieve Marion Barry, Decry Negative Coverage
Washington Informer By Desmond R. Barnes Some are the children of D.C. employees who got their good government jobs after...
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) Chicago to hold a Press Conference Today in Response to the Grand Jury Decision on Officer Darren Wilson
CHICAGO, IL –  A Black person is killed by a police officer, security officer or self-appointed vigilante every 28 hours...
Kirk Reacts to Administration’s Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the United States and its international partners...
Justice for Michael Brown: Sign The Petition
Sign the petition to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: "We expect the Department of Justice to bring federal criminal charges...
Grassroots Coalition to File 50,000+ Petitions to Put Elected School Board on February Ballot
Chicago voters will be able to register dissatisfaction with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s unaccountable, unelected rubber-stamp school board in February election...
Area Peace Activists to Sound Off On Iran Nuke Negotiations Deadline
With Monday's deadline for a nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States likely to pass without a deal, Chicago...
Latino Union Sees Results in President’s Announcement, Vows to Fight to Expand Immigration Relief
A year and a half after grassroots groups started the #Not1More campaign to move the President to halt deportations, end programs...