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 
Blacks still struggle to qualify for personal and business credit: New website wants to help
Web site educates small and minority business owners on how to obtain small business credit Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- A recent...
Local organization “tip off” aims to stop youth violence
Sports The Business Hosts Anti-Violence Basketball Tournament to provides outlet for Chicago youth   CHICAGO, IL – In an effort...
Slopjar: African American Writer, Ingrid Jennings, releases soul-touching Book of Poetry
 Presented in a unique and enlightening format, Slopjar takes its readers into a compelling world that fuses prose and poetry...
DJ Rogers & Renee Spearman debut #1 on Billboard!
 "Whoa to WOW!" - #1 Most Added Song & #1 Most Increased Airplay Hollywood, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Debuting #1 on...
Year of Discovery: The 48th Chicago International Film Festival Announces First Round of Titles
CHICAGO, IL – Cinema/Chicago and The Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive film festival in North America, announced the...
Immigration Detention – A growth sector for private prison companies
(A Reprint from the Sentencing Project - Race & Justice News) Â U.S. immigrants are primarily people of Hispanic origin....
Black author tells true life story to educate single moms on how to protect their children from sexual predators
Detroit, MI (BlackNews.com) -- Through a Child’s Eyes tells a true-life story that references the importance of protecting your child...
African American Civil War Memorial Foundation celebrates 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Ambassador Andrew Young and Historian Ken Burns will be presented Emancipation Proclamation awards during ...
Madigan lawsuit: Telecommunications Scammer submitted fake invoices to Illinois businesses, schools & government agencies
 Scammer sent phony bills to Attorney General’s Chicago, Belleville Offices  SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed...
Firefighters practice maneuvers at MWRD facility
Mainstream Pumping Station offers unique environment for steep rescue   Countless lives and homes are saved every year thanks...