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 
Secretary of State offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November...
U.S. Senators Kirk, Manchin to Super Committee: "Go Big" on Deficit Reduction
 Bipartisan ‘Sense of the Senate’ resolution calls for $4 trillion in deficit reduction using previously established frameworks, long-term entitlement...
Cook County Judge to decide fate of 4 Englewood men that new DNA evidence proves were wrongly convicted of a 1994 murder and rape
 Three men who were recently exonerated under nearly identical circumstances in Dixmoor will be in court to show their...
Dr. Garrard McClendon, Chicago professor, wins Emmy
Garrard McClendon  Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Talk show host and Chicago State University professor, Garrard McClendon, won a Chicago...
Lt. Governor Simon testifies on rural EMS issues
 Asks state to consider more online training for rural EMTs  Galesburg, IL – As chair of the Governor's Rural...
Madigan's statement on Federal 'Epipen' Proposal
 Chicago, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk on their push for...
Danny Jordaan to discuss impact of FIFA World Cup on South Africa at Beyond Sport
 Danny Jordaan, the CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will lead a host of top names from the...
Music Institute of Chicago Chorale opens 25th Season
All-Britten Program with Chicago Children’s Choir December 18  The Music Institute of Chicago presents the 25th season of its...
The “Debt-Free College Degree†Seminar returns to help students cut education expenses and avoid being trapped by student loans
 Camp Springs, MD (BlackNews.com) -- "DEBT-FREE COLLEGE DEGREE" the Seminar returns on December 10, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. and...
AARP Foundation: New poverty numbers shine a light on struggling older Americans
 "As seniors choose between food and medicine, some lawmakers are threatening lifeline programs"  Washington, DC – AARP Foundation President Jo...