National Medical Association names Kweisi Mfume as its new executive leader
 Civil Rights Leader to Tackle Health Disparities and Promote Health Policy Priorities Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Former U.S. Congressman Kweisi...
Month: March 2010
Attorney General’s office receives Ethics Award For commitment to open, accountable government
Chicago, IL ─ Citing the office’s leadership and commitment to ethics reform in Illinois, the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) presented...
Vote on Health Care reform “A profile in courage”
     Statement by Jim Duffett, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Health Care  Hardworking Americans will no longer be taken...
President Obama signs health care bill into law
Giannoulias' Statement on President Obama signing Historic legislation CHICAGO, ILÂ - Following the President's enactment of the health care reform bill...
D-Day on health care legislation; will it pass the test of reform?
 By Juanita Bratcher  After months of debate, health care legislation heads for the finish line. On the heels of...
Senate approves Senator Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act
 Bipartisan Compromise Reduces Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity to 18:1                                                                                                                                             CHICAGO, IL – (UPDATE) A bipartisan bill to curtail the...
PADF: Eight weeks after deadly quake, Haitians are still suffering
 PADF-OAS-HUFH urge support to rebuild lives  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- Eight weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that killed more...
Better Business Bureau: Complaints to BBB up nearly 10 percent in 2009
 Cell phone industry, cable/satellite TV and banks top the list for most complaints filed with BBB  Chicago, IL -...
Giannoulias Releases Statement on Latest Unemployment Figures
Accuses Congressman Mark Kirk of Continued Obstruction on Illinois' Economic Recovery CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias released the following...
YMCA Partners with Chicago Bulls to Fight Childhood Obesity
Chicago, IL – The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago recently announced a partnership with the Chicago Bulls to combat childhood obesity...
