Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Scholars and Activists to Unite for Summit Highlighting Critical Fight Against Black Historical Erasure 
Health Experts in Sickle Cell Disease to Convene at 2026 Annual Convention 
Teens Launch Mobile Farm to Inspire the Next Generation of Agriculture Enthusiasts 
NAACP DuPage County Announces its 68th Annual Freedom Fund Gala to Honor Leaders and Changemakers 
Black Women’s Roundtable Release its Fifth Annual Report on Status of Black Women, “Time For Power Shift”
Report Sites Progress, Accomplishments, Potential and Challenges for Black Women in 2018 WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday, March 28th, the...
Common, Danny Glover, Andrew Young, Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King III, Civil Rights, Labor and Faith Leaders to Launch “I AM 2018” Movement in Memphis
Tens of Thousands Expected to Descend Upon City April 2-4 to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Sanitation Strike and Assassination of...
Report: Emanuel’s New Graduation Requirements Shortchange Students While CPS Undermines Career/Tech Ed Path to Living Wage Work
From: Chicago Teachers Union CPS must reinvest in rather than continue to scale back career/technical ed programs, while mayor...
36 Illinois Groups Support New Payday Loan Protections
Joint statement from Woodstock Institute, Heartland Alliance, Shriver Center, Illinois PIRG CHICAGO, IL — Thirty-six Illinois organizations declared their...
State Rep. Welch Measure Raises Home Care Workers’ Take-Home Pay
HILLSIDE, IL – To ensure top quality services are granted for Illinois’ seniors and improve the lives of caregivers, Illinois...
NAACP Condemns Latest Injustices Surrounding Fatal Police-Involved Shootings around Nation
BALTIMORE, MD – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s premier civil rights organization, issued...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Jails Mom on Her 18th Birthday
As ICE Continues to Violate Child Protection Laws, Young Mother Joins NIJC Class-Action Lawsuit WASHINGTON, D.C. – A teen mother...
Auditor General Announces Second Audit, Crespo and Others Urge Attorney General to Investigate HFS Medicaid Spending
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, sent a letter urging Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to...
NAACP, Prince George’s County Sue Over Unconstitutional Census Preparations
Understaffing, underfunding, design flaws threaten massive 2020 undercount BALTIMORE (March 28, 2018) —The National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
OpEd: Here’s One Way We Could Keep More Black Male Educators in the Classroom
By Francis Pina Does being me give me an advantage in my inner-city classroom? I often reflect on...