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Reverend James Lawson, National Civil Rights Museum Icon Dies

Site Editor - June 11, 2024

The National Civil Rights Museum is deeply saddened by the passing of civil rights philosopher and strategist, Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Participating in several...

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS (“RTA”) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Site Editor - May 20, 2024

Watch: A Conversation with Men of Excellence

Site Editor - May 16, 2024

Dr. Donald Suggs: Wake up, Black voters. Don’t let Trump’s lies fool you

Site Editor - May 15, 2024

by Dr. Donald Suggs ST. LOUIS AMERICAN—The fact that exit polls showed that Donald Trump received 9 percent of the Black vote in 2016, the...

PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Qualifications – Procurement Planning Consultant

Site Editor - May 9, 2024

This Week In Black History May 8-14, 2024

Site Editor - May 8, 2024

MAY 8 1858—The first play by an African-American writer is published. The play was titled “The Escape” and the author was William Wells Brown. 1925—The...