Denver’s 2nd Black Mayor Honors Late Developer and Philanthropist With Historic Property Purchase 
Ohio Program Helps 91 At-Risk Youth Find Jobs and Avoid Trouble 
Woman-Owned Network Awards $25K to Pitch Competition Winner from Sage Foundation 
Scholar Named 15th President of Tougaloo College 
24/7 Caregiver Support Line to Address Care Gap for Black Families 
Women, Advocates Speak on Equal Rights Amendment at Illinois House Committee Hearing
CHICAGO, IL – The 46 year fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) persisted in the Illinois House of...
State Rep. Harper CPS Measure That Helps Avoid South Side School Closures Passes House
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Fighting to prevent future school closures on the South Side without proper warning, Illinois state Rep. Sonya...
Gov. Rauner Announces $37 Million Investment to Enhance Transportation in Illinois Communities
Competitive grant program emphasizes bicycle, pedestrian and streetscape improvements aimed at enhancing travel and quality of life SPRINGFIELD, IL...
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO MOTHERS AROUND THE WORLD!
Mothers: The glue that holds families together This poem was written expressly for my mother, Tommie Sean Forte. On this...
Mothers: The Glue That Binds Families Together
A Tribute to My Mother (A reprint: First published in www.copylinemagazine.com on May 8, 2010) By Juanita Bratcher I never...
Not So Fast, Alderman Harris, The Fight to Keep Low Income Housing Out of Pill Hill and Calumet Heights is Not Over
By Dr. Juanita Bratcher Author, Editor & Publisher, CopyLine Magazine It was not a surprise yesterday when the Chicago Zoning...
NAACP Joins Florida State Conference in Denouncing Univ. of Florida “Aggressive” Behavior Toward Black Graduates During Commencement
BALTIMORE — The NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization issued the following statement regarding the aggressive behavior shown toward Black...
REPORT: Number of Women in Prison is Nearly 8X Higher Than in 1980
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project New Report Examines Trends in Female Incarceration The number of women in...
Black Women Leaders Speak Up And Out on Money and the “METOO” Movement
Author Dr. Venus Opal Reese Says "It's Not Only Our Time But Our Turn" Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- "Why is it...
Alderman Harris Did it Again!: A Basic Show of Disrespect for 8th Ward Residents
By Dr. Juanita Bratcher Author, Editor & Publisher, CopyLine Magazine Alderman Michelle Harris rubbed 8th Ward residents the wrong way...