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 
Kirk, Local Hispanic Pastors Launch Partnership to Support Immigrant Children in Illinois
Niños de Compasion to Unite Local Pastors with Children Awaiting Immigration and Reunification Process CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark...
Governor Quinn Signs P.E. Improvement Bills
CHICAGO, IL - Governor Pat Quinn signed two important bills that will improve physical education (P.E.) in Illinois schools to...
State Senator Collins: New Task Force Will Keep Spotlight on Deficiencies in Care for Seniors
Group to study racial disparities, language barriers, urban/rural divide and more SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Announces Top Management Appointment
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has appointed a new Chief of Staff in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office....
Attorney General Madigan Announces $1.5 Million for Pullman Affordable Housing Initiative
National Foreclosure Settlement Funding To Advance Neighborhood Rebuilding, Preservation Effort CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced...
Michigan Government Accused of Gender Discrimination
Michigan government agencies may discriminate on the basis of sex, i.e. "No woman should be making that kind of money"...
President Obama’s Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Help the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed the new monthly jobs report and the fact that our...
NAACP Takes Strong Policy Stands on Important Civil Rights Issues during 2014 National Convention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 2000 voting delegates from all over the United States voted last week to pass policy positions...
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) Issues a ‘C’ on “Report Card” of Obama Administration’s Drug Policy
IBW's "Mixed Review" Balances Praise With Criticisms and Renewed Demands Washington DC -Â The Institute of the Black World 21st...
Kirk Requests Investigation of Missing Federal Disaster Relief
Investigations of $50 Million in State Aid Ignores $5 Million of Federal Tax Dollars HUD Investigation Should Answer: Who Received...