Vivica A. Fox Stars in and Produces the New LMN Thriller “The Wrong Housemaid” 
Three Women Fighting to Preserve an Important Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 
63-Year-Old Black Athlete/ Track Star is Running Faster Than She Did in Her 50s 
14-Year-Old Black CEO Launches Youth Entrepreneurship Summit and $10K Pitch Competition 
Founder Rejects $15K Offer for Breakthrough Patent-Pending Software 
Four finalists competing for 13th District Republican vacancy
13th District Nominating Committee will vote on May 19th Statement from Mike Bigger, 13th District Chairman: Â The Nominating Committee...
Madigan: Illinois receives $20 million in landmark settlements with Abbott Labs
Abbott to Pay $1.6 Billion Over National Civil, Criminal Claims of Illegal Marketing of Depakote  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney...
Actresses Vivica A. Fox and Demetria McKinney will help “Celebrate Our Brothers” at Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala
Honorees are Michael Baisden, Gerald Hudson, Al Dotson, David Honig, Jonathan McDaniel, Joshua DuBois, and Shawn Dove   Washington,...
African American employees claim race discrimination and discriminatory employment practices in lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Library
Anne Arundel County, MD (BlackNews.com) -- Anne Arundel County Public Library ("AACPL") employees, Larry Randal, (custodian), Ronald Smith and Cyrus...
CVS High School Senior wins National Golden Gloves Tournament
Harvey resident wins, too By Chinta Strausberg  With a made up mind and focusing on one goal at a...
Select Illinois districts accelerate education reform under federal Race to the Top program
Thirty-seven districts raise the bar to improve student achievement  SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education announced the...
MWRD working to protect quality of Palatine’s Peregrine Lake
Numerous reports of unusually thick green algae have prompted the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) to begin...
Simon: Time to weigh in on Classrooms First recommendations
Deadline to provide input on school district efficiency proposals is May 14  SPRINGFIELD, IL – In advance of the...
Where’re your plans for America, Mr. Romney?
 Just A Thought  Romney in “attack mode†against President Barack Obama’s policies for the country leaves very little...
Panelists at W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grantee Conference: Organized efforts to suppress voters
Success Story for Native Americans in New Mexico  NEW ORLEANS-A panel of election experts at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's...