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 
Kern Residents — Fatal police beating didn’t happen in a vacuum
New America Media By Raj Jayadev BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Abusive behavior by law enforcement officers in towns across Kern County...
Wisconsin women arraigned in sex trafficking case
Two Wisconsin women were arraigned on sex trafficking charges for transporting a teenage girl to Illinois and forcing her to...
Madigan: Illinois homeowners receive $1.8 billion in relief from National Foreclosure Settlement
Attorney General Cites Compliance Concerns, Citing 60% of Cases Sampled Failing to Comply With Key Settlement Timeline Term CHICAGO, IL...
MLK and “The Lest of Thee”
By Roosevelt Mitchell III, M.Ed Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- America wrestles with race like the country can only be viewed through...
State Senator Raoul meets with Sandy Hook parents, discusses gun laws
SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) issued the following statement on the Springfield visit of three parents...
Pastor Hannah brings prayer heat to the 79th Street “hot spotâ€
Prayer warriors: ‘Honk if you need prayer’ By Chinta Strausberg More than 200 members and supporters of Pastor John Hannah,...
Rapper Jay-Z launches 2013 Scholarship Program for needy students
The deadline to apply is May 31, 2013 Nationwide -- The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants ranging...
Top internships for minority and African American students in 2013/14
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Internships are a gateway for students that lead to careers. There are thousands of internship opportunities each...
The State of Equality and Justice in America: The Presumption of Guilt
The 15th of a 20-Part Series on the State of Equality and Justice in America By Congressman John Lewis and...
Torture Commission refers 7 alleged police torture cases for evidentiary hearings
The Illinois Torture Relief and Inquiry Commission (TIRC) voted to send seven alleged police torture cases to the Chief Judge...