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 secret to fixing school discipline? Change the behavior of adults
ACEs Too High By Jane Ellen Stevens EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is an excerpt of the first of a series of...
Better Business Bureau Tips for using your 2013 tax refund
CHICAGO, IL - Deciding what to do if you receive a tax refund is an important decision in this economy....
Did former President Bush commit willful acts of treason against the United States?
By Rev. Harold E. Bailey President of Probation Challenge & PCC Network A recent MSNBC report indicated in retrospect that...
Madigan files suit against events scammer targeting Springfield area residents
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois man for scamming Springfield area...
Classrooms First legislation overwhelmingly passes House of Representatives
CARBONDALE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon applauded the House of Representatives for passing Classrooms First Commission legislation that...
Story-Telling Icon Alex Haley told author “…Your story begins where ‘Roots’ ended”
"The Battle of a Daytime Nightmare" by Dr. Thelma Battle-Buckner It took the now 80-year-old Thelma Battle-Buckner over 27 years...
300 plus Black women from ten states traveled to U.S. Capitol to urge their congressional leaders to pass policies that empower Black and underserved families
Washington, DC - Over 300 Black women from ten states traveled to the US Capitol last week to urge representatives...
Illinois House Republicans: Pass a balanced budget or risk not being paid
Illinois House Republicans have introduced a measure that would require the General Assembly to pass a balanced budget or risk...
Powerful book of poetry by Brenda Elizabeth Rose gives vital insight into life of elderly
Inspired by her observations of those living in her retirement residence, Brenda Elizabeth Rose’s ‘Selected Poems’ depicts life from a...
Female veterans with an entrepreneurial passion: registration deadline for V-Wise Chicago is March 27th
Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE), operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University,...