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 
Kirk, Brady to visit Straw Poll voting sites, announce results at State GOP headquarters
 Voting is still open today, Saturday, November 5, at IllinoisStrawPoll.com. Those interested can vote in person Saturday or Online Saturday until...
Brothers, wrongfully imprisoned for 20 Years, to be released from Menard Prison at 11 a.m. today
 Menard, IL – James Harden and Jonathan Barr, brothers wrongfully sent to prison as teenagers, are expected to be...
27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Nominees Announced During Live Telecast on GMC
 Vashawn Mitchell leads with 10 nominations, followed by Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin and Deitrick Haddon  Special Honorees John...
Affordable Care Act: Outreach to people of color will be critical
 New America Media By Zaineb Mohammed  4.7 million uninsured or underinsured Californians are expected to become eligible for...
Active Transportation Alliance applauds $1 billion investment in CTA's Red and Purple Lines
(From the Active Transportation Alliance)Â Â Bringing these train lines into a state of good repair is essential, but enormous...
Madigan sues two Prepaid Calling Card companies
Companies Targeted Immigrant Communities, Sold Cards with Up to 50% Fewer Minutes than Advertised and Hidden Fees  Chicago, IL —...
Simon responds to layoffs at Scott Air Force Base
Chicago, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon today pledged to work with state agencies and Scott Air Force Base leadership...
Oscar Pistorius to team up with Michael Johnson at Beyond Sport Summit
 Two of the world’s most iconic athletes will take to the stage together at the Beyond Sport Summit and...
First National Candlelighting Ceremony for 200-thousand soldiers of the United States Colored Troops in honor of 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
From Civil War to Civil Rights   On November 5, 2011, descendants of black soldiers who fought for the Union...
Who should be the 45th President of the United States?
There’s still time to vote in the Illinois GOP Straw Poll on who should be president of the United States....