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 
Venezuela’s Foreign Policy without Chávez: The end of ALBA?
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48-years ago today, Alabama cops beat and tear gassed Blacks seeking right to vote
 By Chinta Strausberg  It is 48-years ago today that Alabama state troopers and their sheriff deputies unleashed their...
Bruce Rauner forms Exploratory Committee for Illinois Governor
 Begins 60-day “Listening Tour†Across State  Illinois business and civic leader Bruce Rauner officially announced that he is...
African-American Pastors unite to demand minimum wage increase and announce formation of Social Justice Coalition
African-American faith leaders from Chicago and across the state of Illinois held a press conference yesterday to announce their support...
Having a nostalgia moment about Maxwell Street? You can still get in on the game
 By Pamela Bratcher-McMillan President, Chair & CEO, of PETAL et al.  Remember the days when Maxwell Street was...
Jobs, Pensions take center stage; week ahead features Governor’s Budget Address
 "WEEK IN REVIEW"! From the Illinois State House  Tom Cross House Republican Leader, State Representative, 97th District  ...
OORadio announces internationally acclaimed presenters for 2013 Conference on Community, Family & Marriage
The 2013 Conference on Community Family & Marriage has an international and widely respected group of presenters, including Abiodun Oyewole,...
National Coalition of 100 Black Women: Sequestration Is not the best solution!
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) is concerned about the national "sequester" that went into effect on March...
Attorney General Madigan: 2012 consumer debt complaints signal continued economic uncertainty, financial struggles
Student loan debt makes first appearance on Top 10 List of Complaints   CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa...
Leaders move to end voting at schools, protect students
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