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 
Exxon Oil spill leaves Arkansas neighborhood in shock
 New America Media By Lisa Song  Editor's Note: The rupture of an oil pipeline last week carrying Canadian...
Gov. Quinn takes commonsense gun message to Saint Sabina
Another miracle when Ondelee Perteet waked alone By Chinta Strausberg  Four-days before Father Michael L. Pfleger is scheduled to...
Illinois Tollway to host construction networking event
The Illinois Tollway is hosting a free Construction Networking Event for firms involved in the heavy-highway construction industry. General contractors,...
Web Site lists the top Summer Internship Programs for 2013
Thousands of summer and year-round internships available from top companies and organizations like Microsoft, Apple, NAACP, Coca-Cola, Sony, CNN, Smithsonian,...
Nursing assistant charged with stealing over $300,000 from an elderly man
A certified nursing assistant has been charged with allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a 94-year-old Chicago man...
HUD Fair Housing Month Celebration highlights the value of helping low-income families relocate to thriving communities
Washington, DC - In a kickoff celebration of "Fair Housing Month," the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
State Rep. Ford and Chicago High school seniors return to Chicago from Talladega College, Alabama
 100 students accepted to college  CHICAGO, IL - Illinois State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) returns by...
Tips to deal with the after effects of flooding and water damage
 CHICAGO, IL - Although May has beautiful flowers, one must first weather the stormy showers of April. The Better...
Goodman Theatre Youth Arts Council partners with Illinois Safe Schools Alliance to raise awareness of LGBTQ harassment in schools
 GYAC members lead a workshop on the Theater-of-the-Oppressed during April 6 LGBTQ Youth Leadership Summit  CHICAGO, IL -...
New App finds black-owned businesses
  WASHINGTON, DC - Supporters of African-American businesses across the country can now access real-time information to locate providers of...