Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Among the items Village Manager covered in his report to the Village Board Monday is a job fair that will take place on March 6 at the Richton Park Community Center. The event is taking place courtesy OAI, Inc., the CSEDC, and Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s office. Two[Read More…]
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Engineering Conflict is Topic of Feb. 27 Black History Month Event at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018. In recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a special guest speaker, Dr. David Stovall of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), who will present “Engineering Conflict: Distractions, Conflict and the Future of Black Life,” from noon to 3 p.m. on[Read More…]
Black History Month Continues with Omarosa’s Lies About How Trump Will Improve Education for Blacks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2017 By Kelly Macias Black people in the United States have long believed that education is the great equalizer. Despite persistent stereotypes and media portrayals to the contrary, black parents routinely encourage their children to aspire for degrees (whether they be high school, college or beyond) in order to improve[Read More…]
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2017 By: Kirsten West Savali Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The war on drugs—a war on the most vulnerable and targeted black and brown communities in the United States of America—shapes black history[Read More…]
Black History Month Conference at Roosevelt University Marks 50 Years of Black Power Movement
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2017. Fifty years after the first shout of “Black Power” rang out during a pivotal Mississippi civil rights march, Roosevelt University will host a conference, “From Civil Rights to Black Power: Tracing the African American Freedom Struggle” on Feb. 17 and 18. Presented by Chicago Student Nonviolent Coordinating[Read More…]
Park Forest Commission on Human Relations to Host Black History Month Play and Panel Discussion on Saturday, Feb. 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2017. In celebration of Black History Month, the Park Forest Commission on Human Relations will present a stage play followed by a panel discussion on Saturday, February 25 at 2 p.m. at Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Boulevard in Park Forest. The 65-minute stage play touches on[Read More…]
Black History Month: Exploring African American Heritage at National Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park commemorates the work and later years of Harriet Tubman, the fearless Underground Railroad conductor and active proponent of women’s suffrage and other causes. The park is located at the site where Tubman lived and worshiped in Auburn, New York, caring for[Read More…]
Southland College Prep Charter High School Celebrates Black History Month
RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2016– “Walk Together Children—An Artistic Journey,” was the theme of a special evening tonight at Southland College Prep Charter High School to celebrate Black History Month. The Southland family—parents, students, faculty, administrators and community members– came together to celebrate the men, women and events of Black[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Marks Black History Month with Civil Rights Conference Feb. 25 – 27
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016. Roosevelt University and other area institutions and organizations will mark the history of the nation’s Black Freedom Movement and look at today’s continuing struggles against racial injustice and other inequalities during a Feb. 25-27 Black History Month conference. The conference entitled “Come Let Us Build a New[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Black History Month Reception
President Barack Obama greets a young guest during a reception celebrating African American History Month in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016- 4:51 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is so good[Read More…]
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