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 
Building Partnerships Between Police Officers and the Communities They Serve
By Ben Jealous What is community policing? In the wake of increased shootings in Ferguson and around the country, there has...
Will Ferguson Be a Tipping Point for Black Youth Voter Turnout?
New America Media By Khalil Abdullah WASHINGTON, DC -- A week before National Voter Registration, Tuesday, September 23, civil rights...
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to Celebrate African-American Leaders in Fine Arts
Actress Phylicia Rashad, Singer-songwriter Bill Withers, and Author Dr. Alvin Poussaint to Be Honored WASHINGTON, DC -The Congressional Black Caucus...
Will Cory Booker and New Jersey Clergy “Marry Again?”
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (formally the Mayor of Newark, NJ) By Rev. Dr. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. Nationwide (BlackNews.com) --...
State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez Offering Free Internet Monitoring Software for Parents
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is helping parents and students kick-off a new school year by offering a free...
TODAY: Activists in 22 Cities Nationwide Hit the Streets to Register Voters for National Voter Registration Day
HeadCount.org Volunteers Register Voters in Cities Including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Nashville, NYC, Salt Lake City, San Francisco...
Darryl James Presents Hit Stage Play From Hollywood “Love In A Day”
Showing in Chicago October 24-25 as part of Southwest Disabilities Services & Supports Twentieth Anniversary Celebration & Gala Chicago, IL...
Weichai America Prepares to Open Technology Development and Testing Campus in Cook County
One of the world’s largest diesel manufacturers will set up its North American headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL Weichai Group,...
Don’t Allow Legislators to Roll Back the Rights We’ve Fought For: Join the NAACP Today
Enroll at: http://action.naacp.org/740-Strong Peacefully protesting citizens threatened by a militarized police force. Young men and women detained, arrested, and shot...
Kirk and 30 Senators Send Letter to Secretary Kerry Warning Against Unacceptable Nuclear Concessions to Iran
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and 30 Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry...