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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...
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...
Actor Charles Dutton to Perform at U of C's Logan Center
If you haven't seen actor Charles "Roc Dutton on stage or film in a while,...
