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 
Soul Music Pioneer Al Bell taps new PR firm to lead iconic brand
 North Little Rock, AR (BlackNews.com) -- Soul music pioneer and entertainment industry executive Al Bell has selected Courtney Marketing...
Senator Kirk Statement Regarding Senate Vote on Immigration Reform Border Security Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement regarding the Senate vote to invoke cloture on...
A.C.T.S. OF F.A.I.T.H Awards Outstanding Members
 By Chinta Strausberg At the annual meeting of the Actions Connected To Spirituality: Forming Alliances In Transforming Health (A.C.T.S....
National Black Church Initiative and Autism Speaks Partner to Reduce Age of Autism Diagnosis
Collaboration seeks to reduce racial disparities and improve access to care   Washington DC - The National Black Church...
AARP Launches “Voices of Civil Rights” Public Service Campaign to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Key Milestones in the Civil Rights Movement
WASHINGTON - AARP is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Medgar Evers' assassination (6/12/63), the March on Washington (8/28/63) and the...
Binational Gay Couples Hopeful About Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA
New America Media By Anthony Advincula Felipe Sousa-RodrÃguez is waiting to hear news this week that could change his immigration...
“State of Equality and Justice in America”: Needed: Action Agenda to Educate Our Children
This is the nineteenth of a 20-part series "State of Equality and Justice in America" By Lezli Baskerville, Esq. Â ...
Free Meal Program Continues Across Illinois During Summer Vacation
More than 2,100 sites serving free breakfast and lunch SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that...
Madigan urges Department of Defense to strengthen protections for servicemembers targeted by predatory lenders
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to strengthen regulations under the...
Parents of closing school lead voter registration drive and rally in an effort to defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel
CHICAGO, IL – Parents and students of Sexton Elementary School, a Woodlawn School slated for closure, will rally at 61st...