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 
Quad Communities Development Corporation Celebrates 10 Years
 Co-founder and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to keynote ceremony  Ten years ago, then-Alderman Toni Preckwinkle realized...
Saint Sabina’s ‘Purpose Over Pain’ bonds with grieving moms on Mother’s Day
 By Chinta Strausberg  In remembrance of Mother’s Day, members of the Purpose Over Pain group Sunday helda press...
Rapper Jay-Z launches 2013 Scholarship Program for needy students
The deadline to apply is May 31, 2013 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF) provides individual grants...
National Black Church Initiative identifies race as the culprit for Cleveland Four sluggish rescue
 Racial Indifference Prompted Poor Police Work  Washington DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of...
Coalition demands that Attorney General Holder drop persecution of Asata Shakur and go after police and vigilantes who terrorize African American and Latino communities
 Open Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder  In a letter sent to U. S. Attorney Eric H. Holder,...
African American businessmen launch first of five stores in the black community
 ‘We want to control our own money’  By Chinta Strausberg  Following his dream, Harold Davis, president of...
Former Postal worker convicted in rape case
A former postal worker who has been charged in five sexual assault cases has been found guilty of the 2006...
RLJ Entertainment announces launch of YouTube paid channels
 RLJ Entertainment Launching Channels Under the "Acorn TV" and Urban-Focused "OnCue" brands Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com) -- RLJ Entertainment Inc.,...
Microsoft launches 2013 Summer Internship Program for women and minorities
 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Explore Microsoft Internship Program is a 12-week summer internship program that is specifically designed for...
Bridal Shop inquiries to Better Business Bureau up 12% as Summer Wedding Season begins
 (From the Better Business Bureau)                                                                                                                                                         CHICAGO, IL - Wedding season is just around the corner. When...