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 
Advocates Protest City Flip-Flop on Mental Health Clinic Hearing
Press conference on mental health crisis and cancelation of hearing, today, Monday, July 21, 2014, 10:15 a.m., at City Hall,...
BET.COM Adds LGBT Writer to this Summers You Gotta Have It List
Terry E. Hill's Sunday Morning Trilogy Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- BET, via their web site at BET.com, has chosen writer Terry...
NAACP Responds to Death of NYC Man after Police Chokehold
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -Â In response to the death of Mr. Eric Garner who was put in a chokehold by...
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Equipping Workers with Skills Employers Need Now and for the Future
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed the importance of ensuring that the economic progress we’ve made...
Tell the NSA to Remove Racial Slurs From Training Materials!
action alert! A recent report reveals that the National Security Agency (NSA) is using racial slurs like "Mohammed Raghead" in...
HotHouse Announces Lineup for Jazz Fest Aftersets
Chicago Jazz Festival Concert headlined by Harrison Bankhead and Vincent Chancey HotHouse was one of the originators of the "Afterset"...
President Obama’s Statement on Ukraine and Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama:Â Good morning, everybody. Yesterday, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 took off from...
Kirk Calls for Additional Pressure on Russia
Sector-Wide Sanctions Would Further Squeeze Russian Economy Advanced Missile That Took Down MH17 Was Launched from Pro-Russian Rebel Territory CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senator Mark...
Simon launches virtual legal clinic in Danville
Honors human service provider in Decatur DANVILLE, IL — Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon visited a Danville human services agency...
Have Black Girls Been Overlooked: Why Are Only 18 Percent of Black Females Proficient in Reading?
By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Why? Why Are 40 Percent of Black Females Dropping Out? By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Why has...