Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
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 
Alabama’s First Black Woman-Founded College Expands 
Asked to Pay by Gift Card? Don’t
By Jennifer Leach Assistant Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Has someone asked you to go...
Memorial Day Has Special Meaning For African-Americans
From: Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League History has not settled on the origins of the holiday we...
Palestinians, American Jews, Others Protest Israeli Ambassador in Chicago to Send Message: “After Gaza, time for boycott”
On the evening of Tuesday, June 5, a coalition of activists will protest Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer's visit...
Black Athletes, Entertainers and the Black Community Love/Hate Relationship With the Plantation
By Terrance Amen Founder and CEO of 3Ufirst FPC Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- If Black people only knew their value, we...
California Lawmakers Seek to Strengthen Police Use-of-Force Law…And More
Race & Justice News The Sentencing Project Reforms California Lawmakers Seek to Strengthen Police Use-of-Force Law In response to Sacramento...
AFSCME Endorses Pritzker for Governor
AFSCME People Committee Endorses Pritzker for Governor The AFSCME PEOPLE Committee voted unanimously to endorse J.B. Pritzker for governor...
Mitchelville, South Carolina to Host Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Mitchelville is a City Rich With Black Heritage - Confirms Plans for the Annual Juneteenth Celebration Mitchelville, SC (BlackNews.com)...
Rep. Flowers & Rep. Harper Working to End Childhood Hunger in Local Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL – With more than 13 million children nationwide living in food insecure homes, a measure supported by state...
Speaker Madigan: House Endorses a Fair Tax Plan That Cuts Middle-Class Taxes
Speaker Madigan's Statement on Fair Tax Plan: SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following...
CTU Blasts Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s “Spin With Facts”
By Jesse Sharkey Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his deep pocketed allies are sinking...