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 
Jesse White’s Legislation strengthening GDL Law approved by House
Requires people ages 18-20 who do not take driver education to complete a 6-hour training course before applying for a...
49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards to Present Leo Burnett with Commitment to Excellence Award
CHICAGO, IL – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival are pleased to announce that the 49th Chicago International Film...
Illinois Lt. Governor Simon rallies in support of equal pay
 Equal Pay Day underscores pay inequality based on gender  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon rallied...
Youth are presently under an educational attack with jails and prisons waiting in the wings to profit
It is to those youth that listened to me then... that I make this crucial appeal to now! Â By...
2013 Michael Merritt Awards And Design Exposition April 15th at Navy Pier
CHICAGO, IL--The 20th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program will take place on Monday, April 15, at Chicago...
The State of Equality and Justice in America: ‘No One Can Change the Change’
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. The 13th op-ed of the series "The State of Equality and Justice in America" The...
1 year after mental health clinic closures protesters tell Mayor Emanuel “It’s time to heal Chicago”
Mental Health Movement asks Mayor to replace retiring therapists, re-open closed clinics, work on plan to heal Chicago   While...
Seven Illinois Municipalities band together to file suit to recover unpaid taxes from Online Travel Companies
Clifford Law Offices, with a consortium of law firms, filed a lawsuit Friday (April 5, 2013) in federal district court...
New Book: “Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy”
Award-winning historian Gary May examines how African Americans finally overcame longstanding obstacles to secure their most fundamental right as citizens...
New Black Panthers make ground with Pan-Africanist Movements of Azania (South Africa)
Pledge to liberate Africans by Any Means Necessary  By Chawn Saddam Kweli  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- "A long overdue...