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 
Rappers Ludacris, Flo Rida Added To 2018 Grandstand Concert Series at Illinois State Fair
Tickets will go on sale Saturday, May 5th via Ticketmaster SPRINGFIELD, IL – One of the music industry’s...
Police Issue Community Alert on Strong-Arm Robberies
From: Alderman Joe Moore The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Detectives issued a “Community Alert” regarding three strong-arm robberies, which have occurred in our...
State Senator Raoul Measure Bans Bump Stocks, Trigger Cranks
SPRINGFIELD, IL — State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) passed legislation making it illegal to sell, manufacture, purchase or...
Attorney General Madigan Files Brief in Support of Misclassified Employees’ Right to Organize
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 11 other attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the...
Virginia Author Honors Colin Kaepernick and Helps Teens Talk About Race and Policing With Latest Book
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Rest in Peace Rashawn Reloaded by Ronnie Sidney, II, LCSW is an excellent, award winning children's book...
U.S. Has One Justice System for the Wealthy, and Another for the Poor and People of Color
From: Marc Mauer Executive DirectorThe Sentencing ProjectI want to bring your attention to some of The Sentencing Project’s...
MTV Reinvents “Yo! MTV Raps” Across Linear and Digital Platforms Kicking Off With 30th Anniversary Live Event at Barclays Center on June 1st
Network Will Live Stream Event Featuring Eric B & Rakim, KRS ONE, Flavor Flav, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E....
Michigan Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Federal Prison for Violently Forcing Children to Engage in Prostitution
CHICAGO, IL — A Michigan man has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for violently forcing two children...
Victim of Chicago Police Det. Guevara, Wrongfully Imprisoned 22 Years, Sues City
Thomas Sierra was 19 years old When he was wrongly put behind bars For more than half of his life...
NAACP Commends Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights to New Yorkers on Parole
BALTIMORE, MD – The NAACP, the nation’s premier civil rights organizations, commends New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for signing...