Black Events Platform Expands Nationally into Six of the Country’s Most Vibrant Culture Hubs 
EmpowerED Outreach Hosting Free Juneteenth Freedom Fest at Robert Smith Family Park in Fate, Texas 
Dayton Book Fair For Black Children 
Black Sorrority to Host Inaugural Lupus Walk in Pearland, Texas 
Black Teacher Helps Students Learn Math Through Music With New Album Release 
CTU Blasts Mayor Emanuel for Fingerprint Disaster – and Exploiting Student Safety for Political Gain
Disastrous background check process has banned teachers who taught through the summer – as well as activist teachers arrested for...
Why Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Our Souls
ARETHA FRANKLIN: QUEEN OF OUR SOULS By Tolson Banner Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In many ways the litany of songs Aretha...
Senator John McCain, A Soldiers’ Warrior
A Vietnam War Veteran & POW Battle with Brain Cancer comes to an end. By Raymond Christian <sirrcccapt@msn.com> In honor of...
Deans of the Wrongful Convictions Movement To Hold Court About Nation’s Most Prominent Cases
CHICAGO, IL – Some of the nation’s most prominent activist attorneys in the movement to expose wrongful convictions will discuss...
New Raoul Law Expands Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Legislation sponsored by State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) providing additional protections and rights for survivors of...
Mortgage Industry Leaves Millions of Prospective Home Buyers on the Table
September conference aims to increase homeownership and financial capability By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The home mortgage...
First Human West Nile Virus Death In Illinois For 2018
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in...
IDOT Reopening Lanes Where Possible for Labor Day
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the reopening of lanes where possible for the Labor Day holiday...
Attorney General Madigan Launches Clergy Abuse Hotline
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched a Clergy Abuse Hotline for anyone in the state of...
Social Justice Sunday September 2; Pastors Asked to ‘Call the Nation to Its Conscience’
Sunday, September 2nd, has been declared as "Social Justice Sunday" in Black Churches across the United States. "Social...