Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Former CIA Contractor Guilty of Illegally Retaining Classified Materials
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor pleaded guilty today to unauthorized removal and retention of classified...
New Report on Youth Joblessness Highlights Statewide Crisis for Employers
ILLINOIS – With a well-documented story of critical labor shortages across the country and especially in the Midwest, a new...
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...