Wednesday, November 30
Cash-strapped cities, schools say: 'Your Ad Here'
CHICAGO - In the aftermath of the Great Recession, a public school district in Colorado...
Chicago Mourns Loss Margaret Maggie Daley
On Monday, hundreds gathered at Old St. Patricks Catholic Church at 700 W. Adams St....
Rejuvenated Harper Court Development to Debut in Hyde Park in 2013
A rejuvenated Harper Court development will debut in Hyde Park in 2013, providing the community...
Black McDonalds Operators Association Helps Those in Need
To support and uplift the community this holiday season, The Black McDonalds Operators Association (BMOA)...
Tuesday, November 29
Monday, November 28
Black Businessmen Give Communities A Tasty Boost
On Nov. 15, dozens of dignitaries and community members gathered to celebrate the grand re-opening...
Calumet Township Host Job Fair
For the third year in a row, State Rep. Robert Bob Rita (28th Dist.) and...
World AIDS Day Reminds the Importance of Awareness
Dec 1 is World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization established the day of observance...
Sunday, November 27
Sikorsky to cut 3 percent of US workforce
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Sikorsky Aircraft says it is laying off three percent of its...
Gates back on stand in Utah in $1B antitrust trial
By PAUL FOY...
Saturday, November 26
McDonalds Big Burgers Fuel National Spin-Off with Launch of 2012 Flavor Battle DJ Competition
OAK BROOK, Ill Leveraging the popularity and taste of their big burgers, McDonalds today launched...
Friday, November 25
Chicago Police Deployment Scheme Results in Inequitable, Unfair Service For Minority Neighborhoods, Suit Says
CHICAGO Chicago officials have failed to deploy police equitably across the Citys many diverse neighborhoods,...
Red Carpet Opening for Auburn Gresham Family Net Center
Auburn-Gresham community residents living without computers or Internet service now have a place to go...
Monday, November 21
Buy Black Business Day Tour Uniting Community
On Nov. 12, AARCO Travel and Tours (AARCO) hosted their first annual Buy Black Business...
Friday, November 18
More Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Would Be Worst Response to Penn State Scandal
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The worst response to the child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State...
Thursday, November 17
Gov. Tom Corbett expects Penn State Case To Change Sex-Abuse Reporting Law
Below, The Chicago Citizen is providing Pennsylvanias state laws on child abuse reporting requirements....
Female Empowerment Program Allows Girls to Rule
Girls Rule!, a young womens enrichment program is bringing female empowerment to one southside school....
Wednesday, November 16
Commandos 82 Back on the Court
Hundreds of alumni and supporters gathered in the gymnasium at John Marshall Metropolitan High School...
Bronzeville Monument Planned in Memory of Ida B. Wells
On Nov. 1, the Ida B Wells Commemorative Art Committee announced the development of a...
There's a Time, Look And Boot For Everything
NEW YORK - There's fall and spring, winter and summer - and there's boot season....
Black Americas 2011 Economic Challenge:
Overcoming income inequalities through better consumer choices...
Tuesday, November 15
Greenfeast Food Pantry Coming to South Shore
Greenfeast, a one-year old non-profit organization plans to open a new food pantry at 87th...
Monday, November 14
Friday, November 11
CTAs Red Line Gets $1 Billion Overhaul
The Chicago Transit Authoritys (CTA) busiest train line will soon be overhauled. During a press...
Moving to Low Poverty Neighborhoods Lowers Risk of Diabetes for Poor Women
Very-low income women who have the opportunity to move from high-poverty neighborhoods into lower poverty...
Thursday, November 10
Thornton Township Hosts Energy Fair
On Nov. 5, Thornton Township hosted an Energy Fair designed to help limit the number...
Control Diabetes With Holiday Cheer
African-American households are filled with rich traditions around the holidays, especially our hearty family dinners....
Walgreens Offering Free Blood Glucose Testing During National Diabetes Month
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 2 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed...
Wednesday, November 9
Protesters Demand Trauma Center on Citys South Side
On Oct. 31, Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY) and their supporters gathered in protest...
Engineering Workshop Prepares Students for Global Workforce
The need for students to be prepared to work in the math and science fields...
Tuesday, November 8
First Lady Visits Chicago Walgreens in Fight to End Childhood Obesity
Last Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama toured a Walgreens store on Chicagos South Side at...
Monday, November 7
Energy Bill Relief
Thanks to a federally funded program, Illinois homeowners and renters living on a fixed or...
Moraine Valley President Announces Retirement
A top official at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) in southwest suburban Palos Hills will...
Sunday, November 6
Striking Zambian Miners Win Back Jobs And Pay Hike
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network...
Iowan Investors In Large Land Grab In Tanzania, Refugees To Lose Homes
By Fungai Maboreke...
State Health Department Encourages Diabetes Prevention, Awareness
November is American Diabetes Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging...
Eddie Murphy Quits Oscar Gig
LOS ANGELES - Eddie Murphy has bowed out of his gig as host of the...
'Guinness' Names Samuel L. Jackson Highest Grossing Actor of All Time
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper...
Saturday, November 5
Gaddafi Gone, Sights Are Set On Kleptocrat President Of Equatorial Guinea
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network...
Friday, November 4
Black-Owned Bookstore Business Suffering
The reconstruction project of Harpers Court in Hyde Park, led by The University of Chicago,...
Thursday, November 3
Students Tackle Teen Health Epidemics Through Creativity
High school students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have a chance to walk away $2,000...
Trinity VP of Nursing Honored
Chicago United, a business advocacy organization recently recognized Michelle Gaskill, BSN MHSA, vice president of...
Wednesday, November 2
Half in Ten Campaign Starts Clock On Cutting Poverty in Half
Releases signature report, Restoring Shared Prosperity: Strategies to Cut Poverty and Expand Economic Growth...
Theatre Brought Back To The West Side
High-energy theatre prevailed last Friday evening inside Westinghouse College Prep High School (WCPHS) on Chicagos...
President Obamas Senior Adviser Derek Douglas To Join U of C
Derek Douglas, who serves as President Obamas senior adviser on urban policy, will join the...
Susan Davenport Austin Elected Chairman of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
NEW YORK - Susan Davenport Austin, most recently Vice Chair of the Board of Directors,...
Tuesday, November 1
Egypt Swaps Arrested US-Israeli For 25 Prisoners
By AMY TEIBEL...
Group Asks Court To Probe 1,000 Kenyan Deaths
By KATHARINE HOURELD...
Young South Africans Call For Jobs, End To Poverty
By DONNA BRYSON...
Fried Another N**ger
The words allegedly spoken by a New York City police officer accused of illegally arresting...
DNC Names Hinton Diversity Chief
Special to the NNPA from The Charlotte Post...