The Chicago-based duo Illuminati Congo are back with their latest full-length album, All Eye See. Members Jahn the Baptist and Nic the Graduate continue to create their unique hip-hop sound, combining musical influences from classic reggae to modern rock and synth. More than beats and rhymes, Illuminati Congo have made a name for themselves in…

While many know the story of the Black Panthers, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and others who populate the civil rights history books, Amy Sonnie, James Tracy and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz — the authors of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times — want to tell a different story.…

The University of Iowa in Iowa City is currently looking for a dining and operations coordinator to oversee the university’s private club, the University Club. The dining and operations coordinator will be in charge of assisting with administrative functions for the University Club, such as assisting with restaurant service and event operations as well as…

Charlotte, N.C., company First Citizens Bank is currently seeking a business banker to help develop and manage the company’s relationship with current and prospective small-business clients. First Citizens’ business banker is responsible for listening to, and implementing, goals of small-business clients, offering non-credit banking solutions, such as loans. Ideal candidates need to have a bachelo’’s…

Online columnist and blogger Patrice Evans, who goes by the witty pseudonym the Assimilated Negro, delves into the modern-day black condition in his new book, Negropedia: The Assimilated Negro’s Crash Course on the Modern Black Experience. On the surface, Negropedia seems like a humorous collection of cultural banter and contemporary critique. But after deep thought,…

Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based company Celgene Corp. is currently looking for a patient-support specialist to manage the company’s patient base by serving as the dedicated liaison between health care providers and patients for access to, and reimbursement of, health care needs. Celgene’s patient-support specialist will be responsible for managing patient cases, including offering assistance to patients…

Deerfield Beach, Fla.-company Acquinity Interactive is currently looking for an email-data analyst to help collect and analyze the company’s large amounts of email data to devise ways for improvement, while auditing existing processes. Acquinity’s email-data analyst will also be responsible for determining, through analysis of email, the best changes for Acquinity’s ongoing and future campaigns…

A no-holds-barred biography of the late jazz drummer Papa Jo Jones — Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones — is rife with stories of musical ingenuity amid the racial strife of the swing era and beyond. Rifftide also presents the jazz musician’s innermost thoughts. Rifftide is a collection of conversations between Jones…

Crooner, Hollywood icon and activist Harry Belafonte looks back at his tumultuous, wildly successful life in his latest memoir, My Song. Belafonte rose from a poverty-ridden childhood to become one of entertainment’s most revered figures while also breaking down racial barriers. More than merely focusing on Belafonte’s exceptional career, My Song delves into the actor-singer’s…

Canadian company Bilingual Recruiters, Inc., is currently looking for a bilingual application tester to help one of its clients, a leading claims and risk-management company. The bilingual application tester will be responsible for conducting manual application testing for in-development proprietary programs. In addition, the bilingual application tester will be responsible for improving the programs through…