Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
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Lead Singer on Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience National Tour 
Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls 
Woman Helping Veterans Transition into High-Impact Careers 
Madigan: 30,000 Illinois borrowers to receive $43.3 million from National Foreclosure Settlement
 Attorney General Alerts Foreclosed Borrowers to Payments Mailed This Week    CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General...
Simon: Clock is ticking for municipal assault weapon bans
CHICAGO, IL – A month before the court-ordered deadline for a concealed carry law, Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon is...
Program offers year-round paid internships to minority students
The Minority Access Internship program offers spring, summer and fall internships for college sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduates and professionals Nationwide...
Supreme Court Must Keep Affirmative Action Alive
By Marc Morial President and CEO National Urban League  "The enduring hope is that race should not matter; the...
Virginia Faces Hurdles After Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
New America Media By Anthony Advincula NEW YORK — Darrell Gooden had wanted to vote in the historic 2008 presidential...
Sec’y of State Jesse White unveils new Securities Campaign urging people to investigate before investing
Courts ordered more than $33 million in repayments to victims of fraud last year  Illinois Secretary of State Jesse...
Governor Quinn identifies temporary emergency assistance to keep Roseland Hospital open
Independent financial experts will conduct comprehensive immediate review CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Governor Quinn announced that the State of Illinois will...
Madigan warns residents about Medical Alert Service scam
Complaints to Attorney General’s Office report unsolicited calls seeking individuals’ financial information  SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Attorney General Madigan alerted...
Chicago Detours to Offer Jazz & Blues History Tour by Bus
Experience secret stories and places of music history  CHICAGO, IL – During Blues Festival weekend, Chicago Detours will host...
Ghost of the slave master…In the hood
By Christopher Jack Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Just before the end of the college semester I was invited by a colleague...