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 
Illinois Department on Aging Raises Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse
Campaign Stresses Importance of Reporting Suspected Abuse; 24 Hour Hotline is (866) 800-1409 or TTY (888) 206-1327 SPRINGFIELD, IL -Â ...
Memories
By William Spriggs (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Memory is how individuals and societies recall past events. History, in contrast, seeks to collect...
Vice President Joe Biden to Deliver Plenary Address at National Urban League Annual Conference in Cincinnati, July 23-26
By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and...
Denounce John Boehner’s Baseless Lawsuit Against President Obama – Sign The Petition
John Boehner’s lawsuit against President Obama is baseless -- and a complete waste of OUR tax dollars. But Republican leaders...
New Reports: Drug Sentencing & Human Rights
(From The Sentencing Project) I’m pleased to pass along two recent documents on sentencing and human rights issues that The...
National Black Storytelling Contest Seeks Community Heroes
Storytelling Contest deadline, September 21, 2014 Baltimore, MD (BlackNews.com) -- Who are our unsung, unknown and uncrowned heroes/ sheroes who...
Senator Kirk Requests Criminal Background Checks for Unaccompanied Minors
429 Minors from Mexican Border Now in Illinois in HHS Custody WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) sent letters...
President Obama’s Statement on Immigration, his Meeting With Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Local Officials, and Faith Leaders
Dallas Love Field Dallas, Texas President Barack Obama's Statement Hello, everybody. I just had a good meeting with Governor Perry,...
Prosecutors Secure 30 Year Sentence for Cicero Man
A Cicero man pled guilty to the 2010 murder of his three-week old daughter and for trying to find someone...
Demand Justice for Grandmother Beaten by California Police – Take Action, Sign the Petition
action alert! In Southern California, a police officer was caught on camera tackling a woman and beating her into the...