Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
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 
Illinois Lt. Governor Simon to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will launch a statewide cell phone drive in conjunction with Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine campaign on...
Chicago: A "Bollywood-ish" Musical of Citizen Participation
A Narrative Film project in Chicago, IL by Mitch In the process of putting her "Bollywood" Chicago movie together, an...
New book claims that U.S. churches have failed African Americans; compelling black men to convert to Islam
Nearly two million African Americans are Muslims, with at least 90% of these individuals identifying themselves as former Christians (Pew...
Illinois Lt. Governor Simon to speak at downstate economic summit, volunteerism conference
 Simon will voice her support for President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act  Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will...
Jesse White encourages parents to get child safety seats properly installed— Message kicks-off National Child Passenger Safety Week
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White encouraged parents and caregivers to make sure children are properly secured in appropriate child...
Always avoid fraudulent lenders who demand advance fees: Better Business Bureau
 (A Message from the Better Business Bureau)    Chicago, IL – The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago...
Thousands expected to rollerskate, break-dance and bike on State Street
State Street will be closed to traffic for Open Streets on State Street, Saturday, October 1 Â Chicago, IL -...
First Black Dean at University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Marie Chisholm-Burns, Pharmd, named Dean for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center  Memphis,...
By popular demand, Red by John Logan extends through October 30
Robert Falls’ production hailed an “emotionally fiery†(Chicago Sun-Times) and “superbly Taut and compelling†drama (Chicago Tribune)  Chicago, IL...
Super Principal Kafele lays out plan to save black boys
By Chinta Strausberg  The biggest problem facing black boys in public education is closing the “attitude gap,†said award-winning...