Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
Dessert Food Truck Owner Launches 2026 Scholarship Program 
Lead Singer on Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience National Tour 
Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls 
Woman Helping Veterans Transition into High-Impact Careers 
The United African Organization to hold Third Annual African Unity Gala and Awards
Third Annual African Unity Gala and Awards supports African Immigrants and Refugees in Illinois  CHICAGO, IL - The Third...
CTU on strike for the first time in 25 years – Father Pfleger blames both sides for using students as “pawnsâ€
Mayor Emanuel: “This is a strike of choice.†By Chinta Strausberg  Amidst dueling live TV press conferences and finger-pointing,...
ISBE announces finalists for Illinois Teacher of the Year
2012-13 Illinois Teacher of the Year to be announced Oct. 20  SPRINGFIELD, IL –The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
Xerox announces 2012 Technology Scholarship for Minority Students
Deadline is September 30th Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Xerox is committed to the academic success of all minority students, and thus...
Report: The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Public Safety and Corrections Populations
A Reprint: Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project      Many people in correctional institutions have faced barriers obtaining needed physical and...
Baseball Legend & Board Member Tommy John keynote speaker at AFSP’s Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Community Walk
 Baseball legend Tommy John will be Keynote speaker at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness...
Critically-Acclaimed, International Journalist Esther Armah launches Emotional Justice Chicago
         Emotional Justice Conversation and Art Series                                                                                                              Multi-media, Multi-Platform, Mixed Gender, Inter-Generational,  Global, Digital, Critical Transforming a Legacy of Untreated...
Dr. Fitz Hill, Arkansas Baptist College President, identifies employment barriers in new book “Crackback! How College Football Blindsides the Hopes of Black Coaches”
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Dr. Fitz Hill, President of Arkansas Baptist College (ABC), who served as assistant head football coach for...
Rare Concert by Dutch Jazz Artists: portoluz Jazz Series continues with International Top-Tier Players
Willem Breuker Kollektief from Netherlands Highlight of September Lakeside Concert-Only Midwest Appearance   In another presenting coup for portoluz,...
Jazz Piano Icon Mose Allison brings one-of-a-kind sound to ECC Arts Center Saturday, November 3
ELGIN, IL – The ECC Arts Center presents jazz piano icon Mose Allison Saturday, Nov.3 at 7:30 p.m. on the campus...