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2012
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2008
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2006
3 articlesChicago Standard Newspapers - Password Retrieval Page
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Sign In Registry Page
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Article - Search Result
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2005
2 articlesChicago Standard Newspapers - Article - women
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - Media Kits
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2004
2 articlesChicago Standard Newspapers - Media Kits
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - us news
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2003
10 articlesChicago Standard Newspapers - Subscriptions
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - View Ads
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - View Obituaries
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Calendar
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - health
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Calendar
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Add Announcement
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - View Announcements
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - entertainment reviews
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Gallery of Greats Details>
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2002
45 articlesChicago Standard Newspapers - Article - Honoring 175 Years of Black Media History
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - national sports
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Archives
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - press releases
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - editorial
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - local sports
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - letters to editor
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - women
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Standard Online Poll
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - national news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - EDITORIAL
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Advanced Search
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Cartoons
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Links
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Honoring 175 Years of Black Media History
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - religion
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - History Section
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - BLACKPRESSUSA NETWORK SITES
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - national sports
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - local sports
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - op-ed cartoons
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - local news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - ABOUT US
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - business news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - politics
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - featured columunist
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - press releases
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - politics
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - cars vans & trucks
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - business news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - featured columunist
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - letters to editor
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - religion
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - health
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - international news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - photo section
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - arts & entertainment
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - national news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - arts & entertainment
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - local news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - Article - international news
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - HOME
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - LIFESTYLE
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Chicago Standard Newspapers - OP-ED
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2001
121 articlesGen. Colin Powell Misses Important War
By George E. Curry A war on racism has been waged all week in Durban, South Africa, and Colin Powell, the Bush administration's best-equipped general, has been missing in action. Actually, it is more...
Terrible Price For the Hopelessly Flawed 'Three Strikes' Law
Terrible Price For the Hopelessly Flawed 'Three Strikes' Law By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The moment The Sentencing Project released its recent report that flatly says "three strikes" laws do nothing to...
Truth, Justice and EQuality (Formerly the Chicago Heights City Council Report)
Truth, Justice and EQuality (Formerly the Chicago Heights City Council Report) By Robert McCoy Once again, I have accumulated a number of small stories, which arent big enough to fill up a weekly...
Pentagon, World Trade Center Hit In Plane Collisions
WASHINGTON (NNPA)In what apparently is one of the greatest attacks on American soil, the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon were hit Tuesday by three planes that were hijacked, with a...
African American and Hispanic Healthcare Leaders Strategize to Strengthen Communitys Needs at Advocacy Conference
African American and Hispanic Healthcare Leaders Strategize to Strengthen Communitys Needs at Advocacy Conference Chicago, IL. - In an effort to revitalize and empower those in need of physical and...
National Kidney Foundation Raises Funds at Golf Outing
Audi of America executive, Scott Zuercher; National Kidney Foundation of Illinois' Executive Director, Willa Lang; former Chicago Bear, Mike Singletary; and golf tournament chair, Mike Smith at the...
Zimbabwe Fights To Control Foot And Mouth Disease
Zimbabwe Fights To Control Foot And Mouth Disease HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA)-Zimbabwe government agriculture officials said they had intensified efforts to control a raging foot and mouth disease that...
Chicago Muslims Strongly Condemn Terrorist Attacks
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (a federation representing over 400,000 area Muslims), joins fellow Americans and the rest of the world in grieved shock and mourning over the...
World Trade Center Hit In Two Separate Plane Collisions
World Trade Center Hit In Two Separate Plane Collisions Pentagon Explosion Also Suspected NNPA Managing Editor WASHINGTON (NNPA)-In an early morning incident which some authorities are calling a...
Bush pulls out delegation and retreats from World Conference on Racism
Zimbabwe minister of Justice calls for reparations and compensation for African and African Americans DURBAN South Africa September 13, 2001 Special to NNPA By Lorenzo E. Martin The Zimbabwe Minister...
Campaign To Stop Racial Profiling-When 'Flying While Black'
Campaign To Stop Racial Profiling-When 'Flying While Black' In March 2000 a General Accounting Office (GAO) report revealed that Black women are more likely than any other U.S. citizens to be...
Chicago Standard Newspapers
On-Line Edition VOLUME XXIII NO. 29 July 19, 2001 - July 26, 2001 We're Back and Better Than Ever !!! Proud Publishing Parents announce the marriage of their daughter Olabisi Blacknall (neé Martin),...
Robert Taylor residents demand decent home for the holidays
Dec. 20, 11 a.m. Residents of 4525 S. Federal, including activist Beauty Turner We are Human Beings and Demand to be Treated as Such! In a month when most people are looking forward to the...
Award-winning artist and cartoon-inspired snow sculptures at Olive Harvey
Six visiting artists from throughout the state will create giant snow sculptures on the south side of Chicago at Olive Harvey College campus next week. Previews of the work in progress will take...
Election Chair proposes recount law
State Representative Mike Boland, announced recently that he will introduce legislation to provide for automatic recounts of election results in close contests and to outlaw the use of butterfly...
Crisis Center Seeks Volunteers to Wrap Gifts
The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is seeking volunteers to wrap hundreds of donated Christmas gifts for women and children in the community whose lives have been touched by domestic violence....
SCULLY LAUDS PASSAGE OF SENIOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF INITIATIVE
Springfield -- The Illinois House of Representatives today approved House Bill 4738, legislation co-sponsored by State Rep. George Scully (D-Flossmoor) that would allow Illinois seniors who lack...
CAPTURE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
The kids are restless and have one more week before winter break ends. Need a cure for winter blahs? How about scaling to the top of a 24 foot climbing wall, rolling head over heels into a set of...
U.S. Not Alone in Election Crises
PORT OF SPAIN (IPS) -- Observers from the Commonwealth have arrived in this southern Caribbean country to monitor the Dec. 11 polls amid complaints from the main opposition party that the upcoming...
Donor Pullout Casts Shadow Over Zimbabwean Land Reform
HARARE, Zimbabwe (IPS) -- Zimbabwe's fallout with the Danish government over the nation's chaotic land reform and unstable political situation could further weaken the already precarious economy....
The Association For the Study of Afro-American Life and History Celebrates the Annual Instructional Kwanzaa
For the past 13 years, The Chicago Branch of the Association for The Study of African American Life and History has celebrated the African American Holiday, Kwanzaa. The first Kwanzaa celebration...
Illinois State Treasurer kicks off literacy Efforts
Springfield, Illinois - Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka holds up "Balancing America's Budget," one of many books her office collected in a book drive, which kicked off Topinka's efforts to...
EU Backs Creation Of Palestinian State
MARSEILLES, France (IPS) -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers at the Fourth Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership expressed hope that a Palestinian State would soon be created, though...
SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON HUNGERSTRIKE
"California Department of Corrections officials and staff are repeatedly violating their own regulations, as well as the directives from the Director's office, regarding: the validation of gang...
1952 ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 5th Class Reunion
When: 2002 Coming Soon! 2002 50th Year Class Reunion of Englewood High School 'Class of 1952' Barbara Doty-Thornton at 708/798-5728 or email ptbjd@aol.com or Lorenzo E. Martin (Standard Newspapers)...
Would the Real President Elect Stand Up
Gore has played into the Bush trap once again and the fat lady is tuning up. The other lawsuit which could have gotten Gore a new election in certain counties is what I call a "Racial Profiling"...
SHERIFF OFFERS HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS
Cook County Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan is urging county residents to exercise extra caution during the Christmas season, when holiday activities can lead to an upswing in theft and other crimes. "The...
The Coca-Cola Company to Provide $1.5 million Grant to Establish Diversity Leadership
Atlanta, GA - Chairman and CEO Doug Daft announced today that The Coca-Cola Company will provide a $1.5 million grant to establish the Diversity Leadership Academy of Atlanta (DLAA), a program...
How To Avoid Being Robbed While Christmas Shopping
Ready to start shopping for everyone's Christmas gifts after Thanksgiving? If so, beware that robbers are going Christmas shopping too. And they may have you on their Christmas list! According to FBI...
DUSABLE MUSEUM TO HOST KIDS NEW YEAR'S EVE (EVE) CELEBRATION
Chicago; IL. (1 December 2000 )--Children, once again it's your turn to celebrate! The DuSable Museum of African-American History will host the second annual, 'KIDS NEW YEAR'S EVE (EVE) CELEBRATION"...
Marshall Field's Holiday Fashion Trends
Chicago, IL - Refined ladylike dressing for women and dressier, yet relaxed looks for men define this year's holiday fashions at Marshall Field's. You'll see bold and rich colors, tailored looks,...
The Bariff Shop has Hanukkah Shopping All Wrapped Up!
Preparing for Hanukkah has never been so much fun, as when you visit The Bariff Shop for Judica (at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 618 South Michigan Avenue), where you'll discover the most...
The Black Star Project Honors Silas Purnell
The Black~ Star Project is honoring Sites Purnell as the Black~ Star Man of the Year on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at the Chicago Athletic Association at The Black~ Star Project's Holiday Party for...
Bloom Township Receives Award at Annual Township Conference
The Bloom Township Youth Department received the 2000 AITCOY (Association of Illinois Township Committees on Youth) Youth Organization Award during the Township Officials of Illinois Annual Education...
Renowned pastor-activist Crider to keynote graduation of CSU 700 students
Rev. L. Tyrone Crider, a naionally renowed pastor and activist, will be the keynote speaker at Chicago State University's 335th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, January 6, at 10 a.m. at the...
Bush: A Compassionate Conservative for Minorities?
AP Reports that Bush's record toward Minorities gets Mixed Reviews in Texas Washington, DC -- After all the glitz and glamour and illusions of diversity at last week's Republican National Convention,...
Blacks and the Million Dollar March
Dear Editor: Webb Evans called for Blacks to turn in another direction in order to solve our problems in the millennium. He stated that we must turn from only protesting to production, from just...
Political Divisiveness or Economic Solidarity?
By James Clingman What are you? A Republican? A Democrat? A Liberal? A Conservative? The "silly season" is upon us once again. The big parties are in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Black people are...
Dear Editor
School districts across the state and nationwide are increasingly forced to demand accountability from their teachers because lawmakers in Springfield and on Capitol Hill are demanding just that for...
Picketing Scheduled as District 132 Talks Head to Mediation
Calumet Park, IL -- Calumet Park Elementary School District support staff workers will be walking an informational picket line Wednesday, prior to the first federally mediated bargaining session with...
Seniors warned not to give out Social Security numbers!
"Seniors should never give out their Social Security numbers just because they are asked for them" warns Michael Zabko, Executive Director of TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL). "We've recently...
Democrats Accused of Avoiding Issues
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier, California Assemblyman Antonio Villaraigosa and California Sen. Tom Hayden were among the political celebrities on the 10-member...
JOINT CENTER RELEASES NEW REPORT ON BLACKS AND THE 2000 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Black votes represented a key bloc in many of the states that President Clinton won in 1996 and most of them are again battleground states this year. They include Florida, Illinois, Michigan,...
Lieberman: A Hard Sell to Blacks
The point is that I think Blacks will oppose a Jew or Gentile on the ticket as the Vice presidential candidate who: I can hear the questions asking whether, if you oppose Lieberman, do you also...
The Truth will set us free!
Teaching the truth and the new school year By Dr. CONRAD W, WORRILL Dr. Conrad Worrill is the National Chairman of the National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 12817 South Ashland Avenue, Flr,...
Development: Early Childhood Focus Of 2001 UNICEF Report
UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) -- Investment in early childhood care and development is one of the most effective methods to fight poverty, HIV/AIDS, conflict and inequality in the developing world, the U.N....
Stroger Announces 10th Annual Winterfests
Cook County Forest Preserve District Board President John Stroger has invited all winter revelers to come frolic in the snow as the Forest Preserve District of Cook County holds its 10th Annual...
Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal Filing Dates Open for One Township
Joseph Berrios, Maureen Murphy and Robert Shaw, Commissioners of the Cook County Board of Review, have announced the dates for filing assessment appeal complaints by property owners in Bloom...
THE RISK FACTOR
My Hearts Been... cornered and pushed up against a wall tossed, tripped and took a great fall frozen, unthawed and frozen again twisted, tied, before it could mend forced, fooled and made to cry...
One of Santas helpers is local African American contractor
For 380 families, Christmas was a little merrier this year thanks to Paul King, Chairman of UBM Inc., Chicagos largest Black construction firm. In the companys ongoing effort to set an example of...
Vice President Gore and Democrats
Turnout 75 percent: Americans must face the truth about how and why our country is deadlocked and cannot extricate itself from its current Election 2000 dilemma. America has come full circle to the...
Chicago Heights City Council report: Truth, Justice and Equality
I want to start the New Year off with a new article and a new regional and national focus. This year the column will be renamed, 'Truth Justice and Equality,' with weekly subtitles to fit the...
WHO KILLED DEKALB SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN?
On Monday, Dec. 18, Derwin Brown was supposed to have been sworn in as DeKalb Countys new sheriff. Instead his supporters and friends were holding a candlelight vigil in his honor. In what is being...
More Americans die from heart attack during holiday season: African-Americans at increased risk
Atlanta, GA- According to a University of California study, Americans are more likely to die from heart attacks in December and January than in other months. While more than 50 million American...
New Foundation Established to Boost Democracy & Progress in Africa
A new foundation, named after former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has been established in Chicago to provide support for democracy in Africa and scholarships for African...
Congressman Ford to keynote 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr
Congressman Ford to keynote 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith breakfast Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., representative of the ninth district of Tennessee, will deliver the keynote address...
Kappas keeping up 50 year tradition
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi keeps up a 50 year tradition of honoring and remembering brothers of the bond who are here and those who are members of the chapter. The tradition began when brothers were...
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Sheriff Sheahan invites local seniors to attend law enforcement academy Cook County Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan and the Chicago Police Department 22nd District invite all senior citizens interested in...
Community News
Lincoln/Valentine Ski Escape Weekend Chesterfield Community Council (CCC) will host their second annual 'Lincoln/Valentine Ski Escape Weekend' on February 10 - 12, 2001 at the Wisconsin Dells. This...
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Recently, I had the experience to travel to Cuba via Cancun, Mexico. For many years 1 have been listening to the propaganda of the United States Government and trying to understand why the United...
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The music of legendary jazzman Stan Kenton, as performed by Bill Russo's 18 piece Chicago Jazz Ensemble, will soon echo in the halls of Richard J. Daley College. The opening-of-the-school-year...
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More than 800 well-wishers from the city's civic, corporate and legislative communities turned up to honor Jacoby D. Dickens, chairman of Seaway National Bank, for his generous support for higher...
An Odd, (But Winning), Combination
Eric Wilson and Don Miles had a dream. Together, they fulfilled this dream with the opening of the Salon. 50 North is only the second owned Black business in Beverly Hills. The elegantly decorated...
SBA to Lead In Your Neighborhood Tour in Three African-American Communities
Chicago, IL -- The U.S. Small Business Administration, along with SBA's Resource Partners, Local Banks and Community Leaders will conduct an aggressive outreach and economic development effort to...
New Faith Baptist Church & The Village of Matteson co-sponsors Community Job Fair/Career Day in November
Special arrangements are being made by the Village of Matteson and New Faith Baptist Church to bring unity and spirit into the south suburban area through their joint community job fair and career...
LASALLE BANK TO HOLD GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION AT ITS NEW AUBURN GRESHAM BRANCH AT 79TH AND HALSTED STREETS IN CHICAGO
Chicago -- LaSalle Bank will host a Grand Opening Celebration for its 122nd full service Chicagoland branch located at 7900 S. Halsted Street from Monday, September 18 through Saturday, September 23....
Gunny Harboe,AIA, to present lecture on Frank Lloyd Wright's Rookery Building Restoration
ASE Storytelling Concert at Malcolm X College ASE: The Chicago Association of Black Storytellers is pleased to announce its second annual Chicago storytelling concert, 'Honoring Our Ancestors.' ASE...
Commentary: Jackson and Gore
Before the Republicans showy effort in Philadelphia to convince Blacks and Latinos that the party had magically changed from a clubby pack of millionaire conservative white guys to a rainbow party,...
Religion and Politics Cause Jitters For Gore-Lieberman Among Many Blacks
Dallas NAACP head Lee Alcorn had barely gotten his rash, bigoted words out of his mouth questioning Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joseph Liebermans presumed allegiance to "Jewish interests"...
U.S. Senator Durbin applaud school teachers
Dear Editor: As we begin another school year, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize a group of valuable professionals - our school teachers. Teachers have one of the most important jobs...
NCJW Awards Scholarships to Five PSC Students
The South Cook chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, through the Prairie State College Foundation, recently awarded more than $500 in scholarships to five Prairie State women students for...
Earn A College Degree from Home and Save up to 50% on Tuition!
Cibolo, TX - Finding a good job is hard enough, but without a college degree, it can be downright difficult. For those already employed, garnering a promotion and the increased pay that comes with it...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Dedicates AKA Sponsored Elementary School in South Africa
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has sponsored a school in rural Swazi Zulu Land near Durban in South Africa as a way of providing a vitally-needed education to the children in this rural town. The project...
South Suburban College Foundation Offering Scholarship Programs Abroad
South Holland, IL - The South Suburban College Foundation is again making scholarships available to study abroad in three diverse locations. The foundation recently voted to approve nearly $10,000 is...
Global Warming Laws Could Destroy Black Economic Gain
Blacks and Hispanics would suffer more economic hardship than other groups of Americans if the United States adopts the policies mandated by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol - the international treaty...
Black And Blue Across The Nation Police Brutality
Jill Nelson sounds the alarm for African Americans with this important anthology of essays by some of Black America's griots--Richard Austin, Derrick Bell, Claude A. Clegg III, Stanley Crouch, Ron...
Bridging the Gap in Health and Health Care by 2010 - What will it take?
Washington, D.C. - At every stage of life, African Americans experience health and health care differently from whites. As a whole, African Americans gain less frequent access to the health care...
New Booklet Available About Prescription Drug 'Giveaway' Programs
Chicago, IL - Is you're your medication too expensive for your budget? Are you choosing between medicine and your meals? If so, information in a new booklet might help. The Prescription Assistance...
PROSTATITIS RESEARCH STUDY NEEDS PARTICIPANTS
Chicago -- Urology researchers at Northwestern University are seeking male participants aged 18 and older for a research study of chronic prostatitis sponsored by the National Institute for Health....
Suspected Kenyan Gangster Thought Dead Shocks Police, Morgue Attendants
NAIROBI (PANA) - Confusion, shock and panic gripped mortuary attendants and police officers in one of Kenya's agricultural towns recently when a suspected gangster who had been presumed dead and...
Rainbow/PUSH Intervenes to Keep Senior Citizen in Her Home
Chicago, IL - Lela Davis has lived at 217 N. Laramie for 31 years. This week, she is facing eviction because the house was foreclosed in December of 1999, and sold again in April of 2000. The...
Internet Opportunity Conference
Former Chicago Bulls Star Craig Hodges host a FREE conference on the Internet for Virtual Business Center 2000 (VBC2000) a Wisconsin based Internet Company. The Conference is for business owners,...
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Radio talk shows are dominated by the subject. Disgruntled employees share their frustrations and concerns over water cooler conversations. Truckers have staged protests in various parts of the...
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Black Press leaders challenge Democratic and Republican election-year advertising and media strategies -- DNC promises advertising commitment to black media; RNC offers nothing By Raoul Dennis...
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Alderman Edward M. Burke (14th) introduced an ordinance Wednesday seeking to curb searches at O'Hare International Airport, following the release of federal report that blamed racial profiling for...
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Charlotte, NC - Bank of America recently launched its first major series of ethnic advertising campaigns that are aimed at communicating the Bank of American brand promise: to make banking work in...
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Washington, DC (NNPA)-The 1990 Census missed four million people, 1.6 percent of the total population. "When we looked at the numbers, the undercount rate was four times higher among African...
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A highly impressive roster of African-American scholars, educators, historians, activists and lecturers will discuss and debate critical issues of importance to the African American community at the...
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You resolved several months ago to become 'financially fit' at the start of the new year. So, ...how's it going? No matter how hectic your schedule, "life unfolds slowly." But making sure that your...
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By Akwasi Evans (NNPA) - The African culture in North America has, from its origin, produced individuals of exceptional courage, ability, and conviction. There were many Kunta Kintes. There was The...
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Releases details of April 4 March against 'Racial Profiling'
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Releases details of April 4 March against 'Racial Profiling' Two-mile route leads from Gladstone School to Cook County Jail Chicago - On Saturday, March 22, the Reverend Jesse...
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Chris Richardson, president and chief executive officer-Square D/Schneider Electric, will chair the 2000 Sponsors Committee for the 33rd Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair. Mr. Richardson's...
Jackson Hails Glendenings Colvin-El Decision
Jackson Hails Glendening=s Colvin-El Decision Maryland Governor Commutes Death Sentence Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. praised Maryland Governor Parris Glendening today for Ahis courageous decision...
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What=s Race got to do with it? 33rd Race Relations Institute Explores Impact of race on the Life Cycle NASHVILLE, TN B While racial incidents continue to plague communities across America, Fisk...
NAACP NEWS
Kweisi Mfume, President and Chief Excecutive Officer Julian Bond, Chairman, Board of Directors APPEALS FOR STRONGER HATE CRIME LAWS ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES BYRD=S DRAGGING DEATH Kweisi Mfume,...
NNPA CELEBRATES 60th ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON (NNPA)--The National Newspaper Publishers Association is celebrating its 60th birthday this year with its convention in Chicago, its founding city. Its birth father is a ChicagoanCJohn H....
Reparations Conference Looks For Alleviation in Lawsuit
WASHINGTON (NNPA) -- The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA) held its 11th Annual Reparations Conference with an endorsement from the African American Holiday Association...
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As the world's most professional boxing, the flamboyant Don King has become something of a lightning rod for both the good and the bad in boxing---with the good outweighing the bad by a considerable...
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On May 19th, throughout the world, we will be celebrating the 75th Birthday Commemoration Honoring Malcolm X. Malcolm X was one of our great African in America leaders who was born on May 19, 1925 in...
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This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration of African Liberation Day in the United States began in May of 1972 in...
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The Bloom-Rich Community Development Association, Inc. will be hosting a local "Dialogue on Poverty" as part of a national effort to actively involve low- and middle-income Americans in the on going...
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Los Angeles, CA-An elegant reception hosted by the Acting Council General of South Africa brought prominent international business people together with food and wines from South Africa in a very posh...
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ROCKVILLE, MD- "For people Who are drowning in medical bills, there is a solution other than bankruptcy," said Steve Rhode, president of Myvesta,org, formerly Debt Counselors of America, "The...
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Thornton Township recently approved the hiring of Theresa Dixon Lakes as the governmental affairs officers of the township, a position which has been vacant for nearly two years. One of the major...
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Famed and internationally recognized trial attorney, Willie Gary and his team of trial lawyers have been retained by four of the eight original named plaintiffs in the multimillion dollar lawsuit...
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The Marion Nzinga Youth Center will hold its Third Annual Spectacular rendition of 'Shakin The Mess Out of Misery' Friday, May 26, 200 From 7:30 P.m. until 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 27, 2000 from...
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New York, NY -- In what is being viewed as a historic and unprecedented event, four black racing teams will meet today with NASCAR officials to discuss ways of identifying sponsorship for minority...
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Thornton Township recently held its 150th Anniversary at the Township Hall located at 333 W. 162nd Street. Thornton Township is the oldest and closest form of government in existence. Getting into...
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Cook County Board President, John Stroger, Jr. waves to the many volunteers who came out to give helping hands in what has been billed as Christmas in April. The volunteer program a partnership...
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On May 19th, we will be celebrating the birthday of one of our great African in America leaders, Malcolm X. On May 19th, Brother Malcolm would have been 74 years old. Malcolm was born May 19, 1925 in...
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Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. announced today that the City of Harvey received a $185,000 federal grant for a neighborhood stabilization pilot program. The Economic Development Initiative (EDI)...
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C. McGhee Livers is a sought after teacher of Biblical Greek and Hebrew. She has taught these languages at several Bible Colleges during the past four years. Along with these Biblical languages, she...
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The Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will honor U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo with this year's Freedom and Justice Award...
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In 1965, Jesse Jackson left the Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) to devote his energy to the civil rights movement under Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time, he was only a few credits shy of...
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The death toll among UN peacekeepers in Sierra Leone has risen to 12 with indications that six corpses freshly discovered are members of the force. Uncertainty had...
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The Christopher Art Gallery of Prairie State College and the Chicago Southland Visual Arts Coalition will present the fourth annual Art Trek on October 12-15. School groups and community...
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SPRINGFIELD, IL - Lieutenant Governor Corinne Wood today selected Tanzania Grubbs, from Calumet City, as a summer intern in the Chicago office. Grubbs, who is studying business accounting at Southern...
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It is important that we place the issue of the current discussion of racial profiling in its proper historical context. Racial profiling started in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade where European...
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Chicago-- Gary Orfield, one of the nation's top researchers on civil rights issues, visits Chicago on Saturday, April 29, to take issue with education policies that make a single test score the...
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Washington, DC (NNPA)--President William Clinton announced the creation of the President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina. Prior to Clinton's order, the planning stages for...
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University Park, IL. On Thursday, July 13, 2000, Robert W. Hunter will be a guest lecturer at Governors State University, The College of Arts and Sciences in the Center for Performing Arts as a...
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University Park, Ill -- WBEE-AM, CD1570 celebrates 45 years of real jazz at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University in University Park. On Saturday, July 1, 2000, to kick off the...
DAVIS ANNOUNCES 7TH ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Olympia Fields, IL - DAVIS Staffing, Inc. Is excited to announce its 7th Annual College Scholarship Program, which began May 15 and runs through August 4, 2000. Each of DAVIS= three offices will...
Fall Registration under way at South Suburban College
Students wanting to get a jump on Fall 2000 course registration at South Suburban College are invited to come in and get started. Current students, placement-tested students and continuing students...
District 170 Graduates Honored with Awards
District 170 Graduates Honored with Awards Fifteen graduates of the Class of 2000 from Chicago Heights School District 170 were honored with awards at the recent eight grade commencement ceremony....
Prairie State Registering Students for Fall
Prairie State Registering Students for Fall Prairie State College is now conducting walk-in registration for all new and continuing students for the fall 2000 semester. Now through August 4, students...
For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Elazier
For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Elazier June 27, 2000 202-225-3315 CBC Welcomes Latest Agreements to Ease the Embargo Against Cuba, But Still Remains Concerned (Washington, DC) --- Today, Rep....
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If you want to play collegiate or professional baseball, here's one event you don't want to miss. It's called the Metro Baseball Showcase and it's your chance to show college coaches and major league...
Women On-The-Go
Nelvia M. Brady, PhD., former Chancellor of Chicago City Colleges, has written This Mother's Daughter, a non-fiction work that brings to the forefront the lasting impact mothers have on their...
Entertainment/Night Life
Free Poetry Contest Open to Chicago Heights Residents Greetings from DanceAfrica Chicago! DanceAfrica Chicago! Art Of Makin' Music Foundation Hosts Inaugural Event Newly crowned Face of Africa 2000...
Business
New Website to offer Interactive and Business-To-Business Features Managing Credit: Common and Unexpected Scenarios Letter to Black Americans--A Reprise The Coca-Cola Company names Alex Cummings to...
EDUCATION
Erikson Institute's 33rd Annual Graduation Ceremonies Seton Academy Announces Graduation Class of 2000 Educational Testing Services Names Landgraf as CEO General Registration at Prairie State College...
Feature Stories
Joint Center releases new report on Blacks and the 2000 Republican Convention Is Cheney Bush's Idea of Inclusion? CONGRESSMAN FORD GETS THE CALL DURBIN INTRODUCES BILL TO RESTORE FAIRNESS FOR...
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Halvorson Announces $30,000 Grant to Park Forest Fire Department $150,000 Big Game Ticket sold in Richton Park What's New At McDonald's?....................Why Everything!!!!!! Tuley Park Comets Make...
Photo Gallery
Gallery I: NNPA Gallery II: Black Press Week Gallery III: National Conference of Black Mayors Gallery IV: The Graduate Gallery V: Cuba Gallery VI: More Cuba Gallery VII: Bud Billiken Etc. Nat'l &...
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The Upscale Re$ale Shoppe will hold its official grand opening on Saturday, May 20, 2000 at its new location. If it's a great deal you are looking for, then look no further, because its new owner,...
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The Chicago Public Library's 2000 Summer Reading Program, Tyrannosaurus Reads, will run this summer from June 12 - August 5. This exciting and free program is open to kids ages 5-14 at all 78 Chicago...
National Black Chamber of Commerce Visits Cuba During Humanitarian Mission
Washington, D.C. - The National Black Commerce and 50 business owners traveled to Havana, Cuba recently to assess the plight of the people of Cuba; 80% of its 12 million residents are of African...
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Picasso, Renoir, Cezanne, DeKooning, Salvador Dali and Miro are among the artists whose works will be showcased when "Hidden Treasurers: An Exhibit of Contemporary Art from Chicago Southland Private...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 23 (IPS) -- The sole provider of telecommunications services in the region for more than a century, British telecom giant Cable and Wireless PLC is going to...
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) --The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been expressing interest in minorities by investing their time, money and resources into minority communities in order...
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NEW YORK, NY - When Hollywood's leading black Filmmakers, directors, actors, and executives convene in Acapulco June 5 - 10, they will celebrate the achievements of three peers whose contributions to...
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Washington, DC (NNPA)--He couldn't help but to give up the ear-to-ear smile. It's not the kind of thing that normally happens. At the helm of the nation's oldest civil rights organization, Kweisi...
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(Dr. Conrad Worrill is the National Chairman of the National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 12817 South Ashland Avenue, Flr, 1, Calumet Park, Illinois, 60827, 708-389-9929, Fax# 708-389-9819,...
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Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was honored by the United States Business and Industry Council for her votes on international economic issues during the first session of the 106th...
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The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) will present Chicago Attorney Earl L. Neal with the Chicago Bar Association Earl Burrus Dickerson Award on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the Standard Club, 320 S....
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(Chicago) -- Real Men Cook, the nation's longest running, largest urban Father's Day event, will deliver its winning recipe for supporting charitable and nonprofit organizations in Chicago this year...
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In an effort to address several of the challenges confronting the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBPCU), The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) hosted its First Annual...
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As I write this, the non-violent protesters who have camped out in front of the gates to the U.S. Navy base and on the beaches in the bombing area of the tiny little island of Vieques have been...
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Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. today said that "Now that the U.S. has declared the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS, especially in Africa, to be a threat to our national security interests through its...
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Alexis Herman, the first African American to head the U.S. Department of Labor, will be honored at Chicago State University's 334th Commencement Exercise on Friday, June 2 at 7 p.m. at the University...
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CHICAGO -- Jewel-Osco announced the promotion of Cheryl Nolan to Midwest Regional Manager, Government & Community Affairs. "With over 30 years of experience, Cheryl's knowledge and experience will be...
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Attorney Lawrence E. Smith, who opened a law practice over a Walgreen's drug store at 63rd and Cottage Grove Avenue in 1953, and went on to mentor many African-American lawyers, died May 8, 2000,...
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Third Ward Alderman Dorothy Tillman, Tobacco Road Incorporated, WGCI/FM and V-103 radio have joined forces to present a very challenging scholarship competition for area high school students. The...
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) effectively stopped Ward Connerly's plan to place an anti-affirmative action measure on the November ballot in Florida this...
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Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) today said the latest vote in the South Carolina House of Representatives to remove the...
Medical Care Available at Low Cost
Washington, D.C. -- Is your medical care too expensive for your budget? If so, information in a new booklet might help. The cost Containment Research Institute in Washington, DC has just published a...
A Deputy Voter Registrar Training Held for Suburban Cook County Residents
Homewood, IL - William R. Moran, (D-Calumet City), 6th District Cook County Commissioner, in conjunction with Cook County Clerk David Orr's office will be hosting a "Deputy Voter Registrar Training"...
ALD. AUSTIN HITS RECENT COURT DECISIONS ON GUNS AND LITTER
Expressing her disappointment that in the spans of two days, court decisions banned the Litter Tax, and dismissed the city's gun manufacturers lawsuit, 34th Ward Alderman Carrie Austin said those...
Farrakhan, Black Activists Attend Mathaba Conference in Libya
SIRTE, Libya-Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and a delegation of Black activists from the United States, including Native Americans, were among several hundred activists and 11 heads of state...
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Combine the eclectic funk of Toni Tone, coooool essence of Miles Davis and soul of any popular 70's R&B group and you have Phat Cat Players, the hottest new crop of musical talent to sprout up from...
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Chicago -- The Black McDonald's Operators Association (BMOA) got their party on this year at the 71st annual Bud Billiken parade. The joy and fun was in the air as everyone joined in the merriment....
Appeals for stronger hate crime laws on second anniversary of James Byrds dragging death
Appeals for stronger hate crime laws on second anniversary of James Byrd=s dragging death Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), today...
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This is the conclusion of a two part article discussing the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The month of May is very important in the worldwide African Liberation Movement....
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The 1997 agriculture census revealed a significant increase in Black farmers in the13 of the 18 Georgia counties in which the Federation is offering technical assistance - an increase that could not...
THE AFRICAN FAMILY AS THE FOUNDATION
This beautifully packaged series of articles on the African family in America contained important data and trends we should all be aware of. These articles fell into the category of people outside of...
NNPA Special Report (Week 3 of 3):
In the summer of 1990, civil rights and voting rights activists from across the South met in Waveland, Mississippi to discuss what they saw as a growing threat to minority participation in electoral...
Alderman Tillman issues warning to senior citizens: Misleading Information Aimed at Seniors
A flyer being circulated in the Black Community is a cruel hoax directed at senior citizens, according to 3rd Ward Alderman Dorothy Tillman. Her office has been inundated with calls inquiring about...
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Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. electrified Chicago State University's recent commencement exercise as he called upon new graduates to lead moral lives and work for social change. "You...
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The Congressional Black Caucus recently visited Santiago, Cuba, where Juan Carlos Robinson, the Provincial Communist Party Secretary and mover and shaker of what happens in the province, greeted...
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The Congressional Black Caucus headed by its Chairman; James Clyburn (D-SC) led a delegation to Cuba to investigate the impact of the U.S. embargo on the Island Nation and its people to see if a...
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Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. marked the first Father's Day of the 21st Century by introducing legislation aimed at addressing the negative impact of fatherlessness, and increasing public awareness...
DISTRICT 170 BOARD, TEACHERS AGREE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION
Chicago Heights School District 170 and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement to extend the current teachers contract for an additional three years. Members of American Federation of...
Local Business Establishes annual Scholarship fund for PSC students
Martin and Lois Anthonisen, the owners of Anthonisen Financial Services in Homewood, collected funds for an annual Prairie State College scholarship at a party for their clients. The Dr. Timothy and...
Catholic Schools Award $1, 000 Tuition Scholarship
Catholic Schools Award $1, 000 Tuition Scholarship Clara L. Simmons, a south side resident, won a $1,000 tuition scholarship from the Archdiocese of Chicago through a raffle held during An Expo for...
Descendants to Register Enslaved Ancestors On New Web Site
Descendants to Register Enslaved Ancestors On New Web Site The International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry (ISDSA) will launch its Slave Archival Database on the Internet in the...
Durbin: Senate Passes Defense Appropriation Bills; Approves Funding for Illinois Projects
Durbin: Senate Passes Defense Appropriation Bills; Approves Funding for Illinois Projects Legislation includes $5 million for conversion at Bronzeville Washington, D.C. B U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a...
Congressman Thompson and CBC Address Black Farmers Issues
Congressman Thompson and CBC Address Black Farmers= Issues WASHINGTON, D.C.B United States Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today responded to recent attacks by Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK) and others...
Update on the United Nations World Conference on Racism
Update on the United Nations World Conference on Racism By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill (Dr. Worrill is the National Chairman of the National Black United Front/NBUF, located at 12817 S. Ashland Ave., Flr....
Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks out on execution of Texas death row inmate Gary Graham
Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks out on execution of Texas death row inmate Gary Graham. Gary Graham=s life and his death is not in vain. The blood of the innocent cries out from the earth...
Garys Challenger Scholarship Motivates Students to Reach Goals
Gary=s Challenger Scholarship Motivates Students to Reach Goals Willie and Gloria Gary awarded scholarships to four Indian town Middle School students for the sixth year of the Challenger Scholarship...
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Elian=s Father, U.S. Parents can breathe a sigh of relief Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. had this reaction to today=s Supreme Court decision allowing Elian Gonzalez to return to Cuba with his father,...
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Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The Federal Aviation Administration warned us years ago of an approaching gridlock at the nation's airports. FAA officials repeated mantra-like that America needed "10...
IMF Restores Sudan's Membership
KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan has restored its full membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Bretton Woods institution suspended the country's membership in 1993 over debt...
MED WEEK "2000" Celebration Set for September
Serving as Honorary Co-Chairpersons on MED Week 2000 are three of Chicago's leading entrepreneurs: Mr. A. Cornelius Shogunle, president of SOT Inc., Mr. Rodrigo d'Escoto, president of d'Escoto, Inc.,...
White Unveils New Organ Donor License Plate
The new plate is a joint effort between White's office and the Chicago Bears organization in which the sale of the plates will raise funds to promote organ donor awareness programs. The plate will...
Free Secretary of State ID's
The program will take place on Friday, August 25, 2000 from 9:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. at the Bloom Township Center, 425 So. Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL. Free identification cards are available for...
Wynonna Judd's House of Blues Concert Proceeds to Aid HRDI and IHOBF
During a pre-concert reception, Judd following her introduction to Dr. C. Vincent Bakeman, President and CEO of HRDI, told him, "I'm going to sing from my toenails for the children." Later, opening...
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(*w/ chart and logo graphic) NNPA Special Report (Week 1 of 3): Shortchanged: Black Candidates See Few of the Millions of Dollars Raised for Elections By ROBERT MOORE The Second Congressional...
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Cochran and Montgomery, along with the firm's other principals, Samuel A. Cherry Jr., J. Keith Givens, and Jock M. Smith, introduced the new practice at a recent press conference at the Hyatt Regency...
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New York - UNICF Executive Director Carol Bellamy today said that the people of southern Africa were facing a "massive humanitarian disaster" unless the international community stepped up emergency...
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WASHINGTON - Thursday marked the day when the Census Bureau officially starting sending out enumerators to complete the Census and count those who did not receive or return a census questionnaire....
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While Leonardo DiCaprio and other big government environmentalists observe Earth Day on April 22, they are overlooking the suffering that some environmental regulations cause in the black community....
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Washington, D.C.--United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) introduced legislation today condemning the use of the Confederate Flag for "any reason other than as a historic reminder of...
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SPRINGFIELD-"This is about doing the right thing," Illinois Senate Democratic Leader Emil Jones said today following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2001 budget agreement which contains an Earned...
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It was arguably the worst race riot ever. THE TULSA LUNCHING OF 1921: A HIDDEN STORY, debuting Wednesday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) on Cinemas Reel Life, unfolds an ugly page of American history that...
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During the month of May, African people around the world celebrate African Liberation Day / ALD. In Chicago, the National Black United Front / NBUF, Chicago Chapter, in conjunction with the Conscious...
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Recall the 1988 NEA Finals. It was game six, the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers were going head to head as the Pistons' point guard Isaiah Thomas played one of the most historic games in...
Dorothy Furnace retires after 39 years as District 170 educator
Dorothy Furnace may have retired in June after serving for 25 years as principal of Jefferson School, but her name will be known to future students at the Chicago Heights school for years to come. As...
Prominent Business Executive Krehbiel and wife give $100,000 for Scholarships at Chicago State University
Chicago State University recently received a major financial boost when Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel provided the institution with a $100,000 gift to establish the Krehbiel Scholarships at the...
Nigeria hosts Africa Travel Associations Fourth Ecotourism Sysmpsium
The Federal Republic of Nigeria will host The Africa Travel Associations (ATA) Fourth Ecotourism Symposium; December 3-8, 2000 in Abuja, Nigerias new Capital. The announcement of this...
REVEREND JESSE JACKSON CALLS FOR ONE SET OF RULES FOR BOXING PROMOTERS
"If there is no credible evidence against Don King, then he should not be subjected to harassment", says Jackson. Chicago, IL The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., today called on the United States...
Governor Ryan and State Senator Emil Jones discuss South Africa, Cuba, and the Death Penalty with Munir Muhammad
Illinois Governor George Ryan, seemed very relaxed and at peace during his recent interview with C.R.O.E. Co-Founder Munir Muhammad at the State of Illinois Building in downtown Chicago. Gov. Ryan...
Rainbow/Push offers $10,000 reward for tips on Raynard Johnson hanging
"We are working diligently to ensure that the case is thoroughly reviewed by local, state and federal authorities and that all leads are pursued," said Jackson. Chicago, Il -- Reverend Jesse Jackson,...
Ryan Praises Congressional Agreement for food sales to Cuba
WASHINGTON Governor George Ryan said today that a potential agreement in Congress to allow the sale of American food to the Republic of Cuba is a groundbreaking step that will help Illinois...
Tavis Smiley Launches Foundation to Save Black Youth
Los Angeles, CAB What are the issues affecting today's Black youth? Is it kids shooting kids? Information overload? Or, is it just not enough paper, pens, and books in the schools? And what can we,...
educgates
SEATTLE- The Gates Millennium Scholars Program today announced that 4,000 hardworking, high-achieving students from low-income minority families will comprise the inaugural class of this new 20 year,...
New President Focuses on Unifying Health Care System Through the Elimination of Health Disparities
Washington D.C.- The National Medical Association (NMA) installed its 101st President Rodney G. Hood, at its Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly held in Washington, D.C., August 12-17, 2000....
A Disappointed Nigeria Prepares For Clinton
Nigeria had anticipated that Okinawa would produce more concrete pledges of help, especially given the one-year crusade by President Olusegun Obasanjo for debt cancellation for heavily indebted...
bushnigger
WASHINGTON (AP) A year after a Texas police chief defended the use of racially charged terms, Gov. George W. Bush appointed him to oversee the state's law enforcement training. The appointee, Charles...
cnbc4132000
Washington, DC --The Congress of National Black Churches (CNBC) is the recent recipient of a $494,000 technical assistance grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The grant...
chicagobriefs
Temple of Mercy Association host Black Heritage Banquet The Temple of Mercy Association will present its Black Heritage 2000 Saturday, 2000 at Chicago Celebrations', 11901 S. Loomis from 7 p.m....
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1999
4 articlesUntitled
Looking at the tragic and barbaric carnage that unfolded before the nation on Tuesday afternoon, America witnessed perhaps the most violent massacre ever recorded by high school students against...
KOSOVO
U.S. foreign policy and media coverage The U.S. foreign policy initiatives played out in Kosovo and Yugoslavia is a good case in studying old alliances based upon European supremacy and African (3rd...
The Heights
This is what happens when Downtown Daley/Madigan political despots give their marching orders to oppress and dictate what happens in Chicago Heights or other communities of color without regard to...
Chicago Heights Primary
These race traitors have sold out their generation and now are selling out the next generation for thirty pieces of silver or less. Chicago Heights residents should know that the Blacks that ran for...
1998
5 articlesChild Watch - Marian Wright Edelman
By Marian Wright Edelman Sometimes Saving Children Means Extending Our Families Nobody understands better than Black Community Crusade for Children Working Committee member Kent Amos the miracles...
Commentary
The Selling of MLK By Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson This month's national holiday to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. should have been a time for renewed reflection and discussion on poverty and racism in...
The Entrepreneur's Corner - Pierre A. Clark
`The Entrepreneur's Corner' By Pierre A. Clark The Road To Entrepreneurship: How To Travel It Successfully Is entrepreneurship your dream? If so, you are not alone. Nearly everyone in America dreams...
Natinal News
National & International News Compiled by the Department of Communication MLK Pilgrimage Planned A pilgrimage to the Lorraine Motel, now the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., will be...
Positively Black
POSITIVELY BLACK By Junious Ricardo Stanton Creating Your Future Flip Wilson, the comedian used to say, "What you see is what you get." All jokes aside, that's the essence of life. What you see or...