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 
Local black newspaper takes fearless approach in dynamic new article!
 SPRINGFIELD, IL (BlackNews.com) -- What makes us Black? Is it just an abundance of melanin, or is there something...
Dorgan Elected Illinois Republican Party Chairman
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Republican State Central Committee met today and selected campaign veteran John “Jack†Dorgan to lead...
Joan Collaso and Sax Preacher rocked Saint Sabina Sisterhood’s gala
 By Chinta Strausberg Native Chicagoans and Emmy Award vocalist and international vocalist Joan Collaso and Minister Rahim Aton better known as "The Sax...
Black non-profit organization raises nearly $5K in three days; needs to raise $5K more by Monday, June 3, 2013
 Help Orrin Hudson raise $10,000 by Monday, June 3, 2013, so they can receive a matching donation of $20,000 for...
House Again Fails to Pass Marriage Bill
(From the  Gay Liberation Network) Minutes ago the Illinois General Assembly adjourned for the night without passing SB10, which with the...
The State of Equality and Justice in America: “We are Dangerously Close to Regressing”
"The State of Equality and Justice in America", the sixteenth of a 20-part series By Rev. Al Sharpton This year marks the...
Madigan Announces Memorial Day Release of 2013 Guide on Service Members’ & Veterans’ Legal Rights & Benefits
 Attorney General’s latest publication provides much-needed guidance for Veterans, Family    CHICAGO, IL — In recognition of Memorial...
Black Students Flock to STEM Fields, Yet Business Lobby Pushes for More Temporary Workers
By William Spriggs Over last weekend, young people watched or read about President Obama speaking at Morehouse College and first...
On Memorial Day, Anti-War Veterans Remember the Fallen, Demand Right to Heal
For Memorial Day veterans of the global "war on terror" from Iraq Veterans Against the War as well as Vietnam...
To All Veterans of War: “THANK YOU” for paying the ultimate sacrifice
 A special thanks to my cousin, Skipper By Chinta Strausberg When I close my eyes and think of all...