Former Mayor Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative 
Chicago Park District Opens Summer Job Applications in Time for First of Four Teen Opportunity Fairs for Ages 13 & Up 
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 
Black clergy to members: ‘Call Black Caucus, tell them to vote ‘no’ on same-sex bill’
Pastor Hunter: 'Marriage is between a man and a woman' By Chinta Strausberg A number of black ministers Sunday will...
Madigan calls on Congress to curb for-profit college recruiting abuses
Attorneys General urge support for Bill to crack down on use of federal aid for recruitment, advertising & marketing CHICAGO,...
Lt. Governor Simon’s Firearms Working Group meets with sponsor of gun legislation, gun owners
CARBONDALE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon's Firearms Working Group met with a sponsor of concealed carry legislation being...
Fact Sheet: Illinois Education Funding & Recent Cuts
Division of Public Information, Illinois State Board of Education On January 24, the Illinois State Board of Education submitted its...
Students honored during the 31st annual Illinois Arts Education Week
Poster contest winners recognized at Governor’s Mansion in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) honored...
Leah Hope of ABC-Channel 7 to receive Better Business Bureau Excellence In Media Award
CHICAGO, IL - Leah Hope, reporter at ABC-Channel 7, will receive the Diogenes Award for Excellence in Media from the...
Teaching and Learning: A Lifelong Path to Justice
By Susan Asiyanbi Executive Vice President, Teacher Preparation, Support and Development Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- From the lunch counters in Birmingham...
Poverty & Race Research Action Council analysis shows that nearly half of African American and Hispanic families in the U.S. face burdensome housing costs
WASHINGTON, IL -Nearly half of African American and Hispanic families in the United States lack sufficient income to afford a...
Kirk, Durbin, Bustos, Davis Bill would promote public-private partnerships for Lock & Dam Modernization
Legislation would help clear $60 billion backlog in Army Corps projects, including water infrastructure upgrades along the Mississippi and Illinois...
Arizona prosecutions bar undocumented from legalization
New America Media By Valeria Fernandez PHOENIX--Ivon Matamoros has been packing most of her baby daughter’s clothes and blankets to...