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 
Pro Concealed Carry group targets pols for defeat
 State Rep. Colvin: "The bill is flawed." State Rep. Davis: “I won’t be threatened.† By Chinta Strausberg  ...
Deadline for School Petitions extended to Tuesday, September 6, 2011
 By Chinta Strausberg  The deadline for faxing petitions in support of longer classroom time and academic year has...
Labor Day travel tips from the Better Business Bureau
(Message from the Better Business Bureau)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chicago, ILÂ - With Labor Day weekend upon us, and millions...
Goodman Theatre’s New Stages Amplified includes six new works in five weeks
 Staged readings by Noah Haidle, Laura Jacqmin and Christopher Shinn announced  Chicago, IL – Goodman Theatre announces the...
Alpha Phi Alpha Charitable Foundation, Inc. donates Apple iPads® to several local DC schools
New program will form partnerships and develop new curriculum for students  Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- On Thursday, August 25,...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project showcases Mexican, Spanish, African-American Rhythmic Dance: Global Rhythms, Nov. 26-27 at the Harris Theater
 Chicago, IL - The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), the world's longest-running year-round presenter of American tap dance and contemporary...
Black Celebs Attend 21st NAACP Theatre Awards
Loretta Devine, Isaiah Washington, Stacey Dash, Jurnee Smollett, George Wallace, Romeo Miller, Jon Huertas attend the 21st NAACP Theatre Awards...
Black female entrepreneurs reveal the secret to living your passion
 Bookcover Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Motivated by Passion, Held Back by Fear by Tchicaya Ellis Robertson, Ph.D. and Sheila Taylor-Downer,...
National Urban League brings Empowerment Summit to Atlanta
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “It is troubling that unemployment is so high…and that...
Illinois Attorney General Madigan calls on BACKPAGE.COM to ban ads soliciting sex trafficking
 Chicago, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 45 other states today raised concerns about Internet classified ad company...