Peggy Hubbard, a St. Louis mother now living in Rockford, Ill., posted a Facebook video rant railing against the #BlackLivesMatter movement last Thursday. The video…
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…
Rev. James Meeks joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss why he and a group of Black pastors in Chicago backed Republican gubernatorial candidate…
A group of African American pastors in Chicago fed up with Democrats in Illinois who did not do what they promised to do as it relates to education…
There was no pomp and circumstance, no procession with classmates, but on Friday a school district in Illinois finally handed Alva Early his high…
The issue of same sex marriage remains a hot button topic, and continues to become state law across the country. President Obama expressed his pride…
Three women have been arrested after attacking a Red Lobster waitress in Fairview Heights, Ill., on Friday, CBS St. Louis reports. SEE ALSO: Is Affirmative…
A  Carterville, Illinois elementary school is mourning days after one of its kindergarten teachers hanged herself in her classroom. Linda Walker, 45, was found hanging in her classroom by a coworker at Tri-C  Elementary School on Monday. “Fortunately, our kids, staff and community is a tight, resilient group,” Carterville Superintendent Robert  Prusator said. “This is […]
ILLINOIS — The Illinois DREAM Act passed the state’s Senate by a margin of 45-11 Wednesday with wide bipartisan support. The act would establish a scholarship account to provide money for the education of students without legal status. Huffington Post reports: The state of Illinois doesn’t have the authority to grant citizenship. Instead, SB 2185 […]
