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 
Jeri Green Joins National Urban League as Senior Advisor for Census
NEW YORK - As part of the National Urban League’s ongoing push for a fair and accurate 2020 Census, the...
Employee for Speaker Madigan Fired for Inappropriate Conduct
Statement from Speaker Madigan SPRINGFIELD, IL – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Monday: “In November, a...
Minneapolis Woman Charged With Terrorism Offenses, Arson, And Making False Statements
United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a three-count indictment charging TNUZA JAMAL HASSAN, 19, with attempting to provide...
Agenda Announced for State Board of Education Meeting Feb. 14 Via Video Conference in Springfield and Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting...
llinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Hosts Tribute to African American Veterans
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) hosted a tribute to African American Veterans today at the...
2017-18 Scholarship Funding Still Available For Eligible Minority Students Pursuing Education Degrees
Hurry! 2017-18 Applications for Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarships close Feb 15, 2018; 2018-19 MTI Scholarship Application Now Open...
New Easy Money Con, Same Old Tricks
By Emma Fletcher Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC What would you give for a turnkey system to earn...
Unsung Heroes – a New Exhibition Opening March 3 at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Anna Heistad. Minnie Vautrin. Thomas Jones. Three ordinary people who did extraordinary things in service of their...
CTU Endorses Kwame Raoul for Illinois Attorney General
State senator’s commitment to elect representative school board for Chicago, support for collective bargaining and opposition to school closings cinch...
National Urban League to Launch “For The Movement” Podcast
The National Urban League announced it will launch a podcast named, “For The Movement,” on February 12, 2018. The podcast, which...