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AKA Sorority raises $1 Million for HBCUs in 24 hours, partners with Black Press

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For the second consecutive year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American...

Worst Congressional Districts for Black Americans

By Samuel Stebbins Decades have passed since the end of the Jim Crow era in the United States. While segregation laws are no longer on the...

Study Suggests Alzheimer's Disease May Develop Differently In African Americans

Scientists have found a biological clue that could help explain why African Americans appear to be more vulnerable than white Americans to Alzheimer's disease. A...

Chicago Blacks Most Pessimistic About Housing Market, Study Finds

    Housing affordability is more of a problem in Chicago than it is nationally, and almost half (48 percent) of Chicago adults claim to…

Do Vaccinations Lead To Disease?

Leading research indicates… By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer   Did you or your child come down with some mysterious symptoms that grew progressively…

Illinois Senate Black Caucus Supports Measure To Fund Social Services

This week members of the Senate Black Caucus unanimously supported legislation to fund the remaining programs left out of the budget due to the impasse.…

Police Accountability Task Force Reports Calls for Immediate Changes in Chicago Policing

CHICAGO – On Wednesday, members of the Police Accountability Task Force presented comprehensive findings and recommendations to rebuild the fabric of trust between Chicago’s Police Department…

CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT

CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT FROM COMCAST FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PROJECT READY- MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM   Program provides kids well-rounded educational curriculum,including STEM and…

Black women who boosted Obama are sticking with Clinton

DETROIT (AP) — From the pulpit of an African-American church in Detroit not long ago, Bishop Corletta Vaughn offered a rousing endorsement of Hillary Clinton…

Trump: Echoes of George Wallace?

ATLANTA (AP) — One presidential candidate pledged to “Stand up for America.” Two generations later, another promises to “Make America Great Again.” Their common denominator:…

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