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 
Hall of Fame Basketball Player uses social media and basketball training APP to train players worldwide
With More Than 50,000 Twitter Followers and 10,000 App Downloads, Coach Koran Godwin (University of North Florida Hall of Fame...
Green Ribbon Schools finalists named
Illinois’ top three nominees demonstrate comprehensive approach to environmental education and management  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of...
Kohl Children’s Museum’s “Evening of Oz†celebrates Disney’s new “Oz the Great and Powerful†film with a night of family fun and Radio Disney Friday, March 1
Guests will Travel to the Land of Oz With Radio Disney, and Enter to Win Tickets to Sneak Previews of...
Black Real Estate Appraisers – An endangered species
Potential for Property Devaluation in African American Communities Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- The role of a Real Estate Appraiser is...
1970s New York City is the lurid backdrop of Robert Falls’ Revival of Measure for Measure, Shakepeare’s story of vice and virtue, lust and innocence, punishment and forgiveness
Falls talks and tweets about Shakespeare’s dark comedy at the hideout’s “Interview Show†(March 1) on Twitter (March 13) and...
AARP: Older African-Americans continue to face workforce obstacles
Washington, DC - Nearly four years after the official end of the Great Recession, African-American older workers continue to confront...
An appeal to perpetrators of crime: I’ve taught sound spiritual judgment through the Probation Challenge Program!
 To the many ex-offenders that listened to what was declared sound judgment as clients of the Probation Challenge Program,...
EXPO CHICAGO joins forces with Chicago’s Premier Cultural Institutions for EXPO Art Week
 EXPO CHICAGO, Choose Chicago and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Collaborate to Highlight Unique Programming and...
New company, Black Business Apps, helps Black entrepreneurs capitalize on mobile revolution
Founded by author, speaker and television personality Fran Harris, the company specializes in the development of highly functional mobile applications...
Record number of Illinois graduates take AP Exams and post successful scores
Low-income and minority performance continues to show significant gains, moving Illinois closer to AP equity and excellence among all students ...