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 
AARP: Three Things You Need to Know About Medicare Open Enrollment
Don't miss the once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your Medicare plan WASHINGTON, DC - AARP encourages everyone with Medicare...
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
IEMA joins nationwide effort to keep people safe online SPRINGFIELD, IL – Thanks to smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices,...
Cast Set For 11th Annual New Stages Festival, October 29 – November 16
CHICAGO, IL - Casting is complete for the three developmental productions featured in 2014 New Stages, a free annual festival...
‘Youth of Color’ Voting Still Critical in Competitive Political Races
New America Media By Khalil Abdullah Youth voter turnout in North Carolina, including a sizeable segment of ethnic voters, will...
NAACP President and CEO to Host “Teach-In†at Oklahoma State University as Part of “Justice Tourâ€
BALTIMORE, M.D. – On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks traveled to Oklahoma to hold...
Madigan Announces $105 Million AT&T Mobility Settlement Over Wireless Phone Bill Cramming
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with her counterparts around the country, the Federal Trade Commission and...
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Outlines Ebola Preparedness in Illinois
CHICAGO, IL – Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), briefed the media and public...
The Illusion of Inclusion: Raven-Symone and the Politics of Racial Dis-Identification
By Dr. Umar Johnson Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Recent comments made by Raven-Symoné may have been ignorant and self-depreciating, but were...
2015 Coca-Cola Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications
Deadline to apply is October 31, 2014 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Coca-Cola Scholarship program is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to...
Cook County Department of Building and Zoning Proposes Adopting International Building Code Standards for Unincorporated Cook
Amendments to the current code will bring unincorporated areas in line with neighboring municipalities Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...