Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
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 
DuSable Museum reenacts 5oth Anniversary of March On Washington
Activists lay out challenges  By Chinta Strausberg  For those unable to attend Wednesday’s 50th anniversary of the 1963 March...
New Black Country Artist, Kandia Crazy Horse
She's Country strong and she is Black Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Bluebilly Records releases California on iTunes and Amazon and Google...
Mormon legal battle coming to Chicago
 Tickets available for dramatization of 1840s extradition hearings of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith  The University of Chicago...
Immigration Reform Forum set for Northeastern Illinois University September 7th
 Race, Border Walls and the Politics of not Selling Out Politicians promoting "Immigration Reform" are trying to sell us...
IDES Offices Closed Sept. 2 to Observe Labor Day
Customers Should Certify; Services Available on Internet CHICAGO, ILÂ - Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) offices will be closed Monday,...
Dr. Conrad Worrill Street Naming Ceremony Highlights his life
Sign reminder of his Civil Rights legacy By Chinta Strausberg The nearly three-hour street naming in honor of Dr. Conrad...
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Hosts Panel with Civil Right Leaders to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) will host a...
Governor Quinn Addresses Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention
 Signs New Law to Boost Small and Minority-Owned Businesses in Illinois  PEORIA , IL – Governor Pat Quinn...
Chicago Southside NAACP travels to Washington to reignite the Flame of Hope
 Remembrance, Resolution, Restoration  CHICAGO, IL – On August 24th , 2013, The Chicago Southside National Association for the Advancement...
July Local Unemployment Falls in Seven Metros
Chicago Adds +69,800 Jobs; Payrolls up in Champaign  CHICAGO, IL – July local unemployment rates fell in seven of...