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 
Illinois earns top ACT score among states that test all students; Number of students College Ready increases
Illinois tested nearly 2,400 more students in 2012, with steady gains in the percentage of students meeting College Readiness Benchmarks...
Kankakee County man guilty, sentenced to 8 years for dealing cocaine
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a Kankakee County man pled guilty and was sentenced to eight years...
The Ruckus Theater announces its Fourth Season, devoted to the work of Chicago Playwright Scott T. Barsotti
New Company, ensemble members, and artists-in-residence also announced  Chicago, IL - The Ruckus Theater announces its fourth season in...
Women’s Business Development Center offers September programs that support and accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
Center provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and...
Harlem’s Jennifer Turner recently named one of the Five Faces for the 2012 ING/NYC Marathon
Accomplished Marathon Runner brings her talents and her students to run in the 2012 Percy Sutton Harlem 5k Run/Walk on...
Black voters must roll up their sleeves and fight back against voter suppression efforts in states around the country
"The Black Church, activists and black organizations must step up to the plate and shore up its efforts in taking...
Florida leads nation in denying franchise; fails to notify more than 13,000 people of right to vote restoration
 A Reprint from Disinfranchisement News, The Sentencing Project  The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Florida leads the nation in...
Ministers have a spiritual obligation to cry loud and spare not!
 By Rev. Harold E. Bailey  Ministers of the Gospel are not speaking out as much as I've been...
Jesse White urges student readers to enter “Letters About Literature†competition
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging students in grades 4-10 to enter the...
Diverse religious leaders unite to end violence
Reject violence against Sikh community/Uniting behind Dr. King’s vision of peace  CHICAGO, IL - In the spirit of unity,...