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 
Riders for Better Transit launches Red Line South Riders’ Bill of Rights
CHICAGO, IL – Riders for Better Transit and partners across the South Side of Chicago have come together to sign...
Governor Quinn, Secretary White and State Superintendent Koch encourage students to use free reading tool during Summer Break
 ‘Find a Book’ Search Tool Aims to Fight Summer Learning Loss  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Pat Quinn, Secretary of...
Wayward Productions & Chicago Fusion Theatre Announces the Full Remount Cast for the Extended Run at The Den Theatre!
RICHARD III By William Shakespeare Directed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia May 24 – June 29, 2013  CHICAGO, IL –  Wayward Productions...
American Heart Association and Macy’s announce Multicultural Scholarship Recipients
Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) -- The American Heart Association and Macy's have awarded 16 scholarships of $2,500 each to increase culturally-sensitive,...
Why the Obama Administration must do more to help working-class families on housing
 By Brent Wilkes America's Wire Writers Group  WASHINGTON, DC - By many accounts, the economy is prospering again...
New Student-Run Cooperative opens in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood using high-tech manufacturing
 Youth aim to create jobs, revitalize community  CHICAGO, IL - Four African-American high school students at the Austin...
Former D.C. Treasurer launches new enterprise to facilitate black economic empowerment
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) – Former Treasurer of the District of Columbia Lasana K. Mack announces the launch of a new...
Survey shows Illinois teachers gearing up to teach new Illinois Learning Standards
 Survey of 1,300 teachers shows implementation plans in place for new Math and English Language Learning Standards  SPRINGFIELD,...
Madigan: Ranbaxy to pay more than $12 million to Illinois Medicaid Program for selling diluted drugs
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a joint $500 million federal and state settlement to resolve civil and...
Simon: Reservation deadline approaching for Belleville listening post
 Defense and Local Community listening post to hear from southwestern Illinois residents  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The deadline to...