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 
State Senator Jacqueline Collins receives Neighborhood Hero award
Honored by Neighborhood Housing Services for work on behalf of Auburn Gresham  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline...
Lt. Governor Simon: College is a prerequisite, not a privilege
Calls for reforms to keep higher education affordable  CARBONDALE, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon visited Southern Illinois...
Kaye Heidenreich, MWRD Chief of Police, lays down the law at water reclamation district
As a highly-secured wastewater utility, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) devotes extensive resources to protecting MWRD...
Trial begins for patients and advocates who occupied Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic
Denied right to "necessity defense," Mental Health Movement holds press conference about why they occupied the clinic and continue to...
First class of 21 military veterans earns certification through Gas Utility Program from City Colleges of Chicago, Utility Workers Union of America and Peoples Gas
$3.5 Million “Training to Placement†Program Offers Veterans Real-World Skills, Paid Internship  CHICAGO, IL - A $3.5 million multi-partner and union-backed...
Transit Riders, Advocates urge city to rethink transit on Western and Ashland Avenues
Infographic portrays transformative power of Bus Rapid Transit  CHICAGO, IL – Chicagoans who are fed up with buses stuck...
Occupy Chicago: From Tents to Homes: Celebrating Eviction Resistance!
CHICAGO, IL – On October 15, 2011, thousands marched with Occupy Chicago, from Jackson and LaSalle to Congress Plaza, attempting...
Dr. Gail C. Christopher issues statement on Fisher v. University of Texas
Dr. Christopher is Vice President for Program Strategy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation                The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments...
Faith-Based Radio Station, PWICU, brings in tax expert to address 2012 questions
Lakehurst, NJ (BlackNews.com) -- While the presidential debates barely mention tax cuts and increases -- as the subject is subtly...
Indie Filmmaker Bobby Mardis addresses black homicides through films
 Filmmaker Bobby Mardis Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Bobby Mardis, a native Hammond, Indiana filmmaker, now based in Los Angeles will...