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 
Illinois Senate takes first major step to passing a State Based Health Insurance Marketplace
 (From Campaign for Better Health Care)  SPRINGFIELD, IL - The State Senate Insurance Committee passed HB3227, formerly SB34,...
Illinois schools developing healthier environments through nutrition and physical activity
 126 schools certified in USDA’s HealthierUS School Challenge this school year  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of...
New program will help small and diverse businesses to participate in Tollway’s Move Illinois Program
 Illinois Tollway Partners with Illinois Finance Authority to Help Contractors Access Working Capital   DOWNERS GROVE, IL –...
MC Sha-Rock, Hip Hop Culture’s first female emcee, appointed as national advisor for Cornell University Hip Hop Library
 Ithaca, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Pioneering African American Rap Artist MC Sha-Rock has been appointed as National Advisor for the...
The Chicago International Film Festival’s CineYouth Festival announces opening night Special Guest John Francis Daley
 Full CineYouth Schedule of screenings and workshops now available online  CHICAGO, IL – The CineYouth Festival, presented by...
Remember to vote for SherMon Plaza (#8 on the ballot) between 10 AM and 2 PM today, May 4th
Letters to Editors A message to area residents from Gene Tenner, North Side Safety Organization  I am writing with...
Lt. Gov. Simon encourages passage of measure to support education funding reform
CHICAGO, IL – As the state’s point person on education reform, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon today issued the following statement in...
Award-Winning Author Darryl James brings his hit stage play “Love In A Day” to DC to benefit local area HIV testing outreach organization
The play will benefit the Us Helping Us, People Into Living (UHU) organization, which delivers HIV counseling and testing services...
Parents and students to hold sit-in demonstration at Williams Elementary and Williams Middle School today to protest school closing
Protest demonstration to he held Friday, May 3, Â 10 AM, at Williams Elementary and Williams Middle School at 2710 S....
Arizonans march for rights of workers, immigrants
  New America Media By Valeria Fernández  PHOENIX – More than 2,000 people marched Wednesday from the Arizona...