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 
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Text4Syria Campaign launched to assist with Crisis
Send a $10 Donation by Texting ‘Syria’ to 80077  PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN – Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, through its...
Successful nutrition and physical activity practices shared during fifth annual Illinois School Wellness Conference
Nearly 100 Illinois schools earn HealthierUS School Challenge certification  SPRINGFIELD, IL — Educators and health experts from across the...
The National Urban League and the NAACP establish National Voter Empowerment Hotline
Opening ReMARCs Marc H. Morial, President & CEO of the National Urban League  In this important election year, fraught...
Lt. Gov. Simon: Apply for federal farmers market grant
Farmers Market Promotion Program helps fund farmers markets, local food projects  SPRINGFIELD, IL – An advocate for local foods,...
Journalists at W.K. Kellogg Foundation Convening acknowledge mistakes in coverage of race-related events and issues
NEW ORLEANS-A panel of esteemed journalists acknowledged the shortcomings of media coverage as it relates to vulnerable youths and people...
Time extension for Lake Shore Drive bike ride
  Now more time to enjoy MB Financial Bank Bike the Drive    The Active Transportation Alliance announced...
Urban Victory launches online platform for Global Black Film
 Online Film Festival Slated for July 15 - August 30, 2012 Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Urban Victory Network...
Senator Kirk to move home with family; will continue recovery at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Statement from the Family of Senator Mark Kirk CHICAGO, IL - The office of Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released...
Harry Belafonte calls on America to heal its racial wounds and regain its status as a moral compass for the world
NEW ORLEANS-Declaring that America has lost its "moral purpose," entertainer and civil rights pioneer, Harry Belafonte, yesterday called on the...
25 Chicago nonprofits receive grants from Illinois Bar Foundation
CHICAGO, IL – Twenty-five Chicago nonprofit agencies are among 36 law-related nonprofit organizations statewide that received grants from the Illinois...