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 
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
President Barack Obama sent the following nominations to the Senate: Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be...
ISBE Announces More Than 200 Illinois Schools to Participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
$5.18 Million Awarded for the 2014-15 School Year SPRINGFIELD, IL —Students from Cairo to Chicago will have access to free...
For Once, Let’s Have a Real Discussion About Domestic Abuse
By Devin Robinson Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- I firmly believe that women and men are equal. Get that? Equal. But if...
Rogers Park Residents Call on Bank to Donate ‘Community House’ to Nonprofit Land Trust
Community members in Rogers Park are rallying to stop the eviction of the Calvillo-Ortiz family and preserve what has become...
Lt. Governor Donates Books to Du Quoin Schools
Hundreds of books donated during Du Quoin State Fair will go to students DuQUOIN – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon...
The McAninch Arts Center Presents “Oktoberfest With A New Philharmonic Twist” October 11-12
Popular Works by German Composers, Sing-Alongs and a Pre-Show Oktoberfest Dinner with Oom-Pah Band Combine for a Good Natured Celebration...
Disenfranchisement News: Florida ACLU Defends Voting Rights in Jail
(From The Sentencing Project) Florida Voting Rights in Jail The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida recently sent letters to...
“We Will Degrade and Destroy Isil” – President Obama’s Weekly Address
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, President Barack Obama reiterated his comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy to degrade and...
We Charge Genocide To Present Report on Chicago Police to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva
CHICAGO, IL - This November, a new Chicago group, We Charge Genocide, will send six organizers to present a report...
New Health Report Finds Adult Obesity Rates Increased in Six States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Adult obesity rates remained high overall, increased in six states in the past year, and did not...