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 
Freedom is not free
One Illinois soldier’s World War II story Veterans Day Guest Op-Ed piece   By Dr. Mark DePue, Director of Oral...
LaSalle County man arrested on child pornography charges
24-Year-Old Allegedly Trading 600+ Videos, Images Online  Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that the arrest...
Mayor Emanuel joins hundreds to remember 263 slain children
 By Chinta Strausberg  Chicago, IL – Joining hundreds who attended the Urban Dolorosa’s memorial honoring 263 children who...
National Black Church Initiative supports AT&T’s job creation for Americans, congratulates AT&T on its efforts
 Washington DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations...
Madigan: Marengo youth minister arrested on Child Exploitation Charges
 Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the arrest of a youth minister in Marengo, Ill., on charges...
National Urban League CEO Marc Morial brings the War on Unemployment to Ohio
Jobs Tour kicks off with announcement of Job-Creation Legislation in Columbus  NEW YORK – As part of the National...
BlackCelebritygiving.com presents: The Inaugural BCG Awards, honoring those who give back
Nominations for over 10 categories are now being accepted! Â Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- BlackCelebrityGiving.com(TM) (BCG) is frontier in providing news,...
Do grants really help small biz?
  The great grant caper… who done it?  By James R. Taylor, Executive Director Virginia Housing and Community...
Five memorials honoring 260 slain children set to begin today, November 1st
 Clergy issue clarion call for peace  By Chinta Strausberg  The first of five candle-light memorials honoring more...
Immigrant Rights Groups focus on mental health of undocumented youth
“A Dream Deferred†panel will explore the mental health implications of being undocumented—urging educators, counselors, and community organizers to take...