Voting Rights Protection Act in Jeopardy

Civil Rights organizations and people around the country took notice last week as the U.S....

Army General Says It's Time for Federal Intervention

A well-known retired army Lt. Gen. feels it's time for Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel and...

Citywide Expansion of Blue Cart Recycling Begins

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced last week that more than 131,000 households will begin receiving blue...

Dwight Eubanks "Legends of Fashion," a Huge Success

ATLANTA-- On February 9th 2013 fashion guru and reality celebrity Dwight Eubanks, produced an award...

Black Girls Radio Launches to Groundbreaking Success

Black Girls Radio hosted by Political and Entertainment Influencer, Stacii Jae Johnson kicked off last...

Mandatory Black Boxes in Cars Raise Privacy Questions

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Cook County Correctional Officers Charged

Two Correctional Officers are facing felony charges for allegedly ordering inmates in a maximum security...

Chicago Attorney Could Become First African American and Female U.S. Attorney

Lori Lightfoot, a partner with the law firm of Mayer Brown, Chicago, could make history...

CPS Releases Preliminary School Closure List Criteria

"As a former teacher and principal, I know that our limited education resources are spread...

Kelly Wins Democratic Special 2nd Congressional District Primary, Republicans Fight It Out

Playing out in the midst of a typical but ill-timed Chicago snowstorm that stalled rush...

Proclamation on National African American History Month

By The President of The United States Of America...

The Best Man will reunite

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA-- Universal Pictures announced last month that the entire all-star cast of its...

Bronze Medal Collectable Honors First African American Senator Edward William Brooke III

The U.S. Mint is offers a collectable medal that is a bronze duplicate of the...

African-Americans in the Military: From the American Revolution to Integration

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) -- Many are familiar with the Tuskegee Airmen of...

South Side Seniors Use Flea Market to Help Community

Kathy Kline and the other senior women, who work as flea market vendors on Chicago's...

West Side Literacy Volunteer Honored

Sabrina Williams, 44, grew up in a two-parent household in the North Lawndale neighborhood she...

Two African American U.S. Senators, First Time In History

Two African Americans established their place in Black history earlier this month, both being appointed...

A "White" Take On Black History

CHICAGO--Since discovering his Black heritage as an adult, Michael Fosberg has been working to help...

Folorunsho Alakija: Richest Black Woman in the World?

Is there a Black woman on Earth richer than Oprah Winfrey? According to Forbes magazine,...

Where Are African Solutions for African Problems? The Case of Mali

Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News...