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 
The National Black Church Initiative opposes Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill
 Black Church Condemns Legalization of Gateway Drug as Dangerous    Washington DC - (Trice Edney Communications) The National...
Reclaiming the Narrative: A Key Step in Eradicating Racism in America
By Dr. Gail C. Christopher America's Wire Writers Group  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Just 100 miles from where Trayvon Martin...
Time to Get Smart on Crime
 By Benjamin Todd Jealous President & CEO of the NAACP  The United States has five percent of the...
State Senator Collins legislation protects student privacy
 Colleges may not ask for Facebook passwords, access accounts without cause  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y....
Jesse White Awards More than $1 Million in “Back to Books†Grants
Over 200 libraries awarded  Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1 million...
Senator Durbin congratulates 1963 Loyola University Basketball Team on their acceptance into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement submitted for the Congressional Record in the Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) congratulated...
Speaking of President Bush and his unjust Iraq war: Who’s going to prison for the senseless loss of US lives?
By Rev. Harold E. Bailey President of Probation Challenge & The PCC Network  A recent study attempted to put the...
Jewish community rallies against school closings with letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Jewish community members will gather on Thursday, April 18th at 4:30 p.m. to deliver a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
13 Year prison sentence for Berwyn doctor convicted of Criminal Sexual Assault
A family practice physician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female patient during an...
Pfleger to Pols: “Vote for Commonsense Gun Bill or We’ll Vote vs. Youâ€
Clergy deliver 50,000 petitions to Quinn on “Advocacy Day† By Chinta Strausberg Saying they are tired of going to...