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 
Online Study for adult smokers who want to quit
Adult smokers who want to quit have until August 31 to sign up for Webquit, a free, online smoking-cessation study...
Casting call by owners of Prisonworld for Families in Conflict
Cover of Prisonworld Magazine, August issue  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Dawah International, LLC, a multimedia company, is expanding its reach...
Mayor Bloomberg joins fight against “Black Mancession”
By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “When we look at poverty rates, graduation rates, crime...
State education and health agencies remind parents to get children vaccinated before starting school
August is National Immunization Awareness Month  Springfield, IL ― The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Department...
“Shield†yourself from a cell phone radiation scam
(A message from the Better Business Bureau)  Chicago, IL – With consumers concerned about harmful exposure to cell phone...
Amidst bad economy, more U.S. families are turning to low income housing
The National Low Income Housing Authority reports that thousands of families are using their online resource to find housing and...
Archaia Entertainment returns to the Whimsical Adventures of the Students at Gunnerkrigg Court
 Hollywood, California - Archaia Entertainment’s highly-acclaimed ‘All Ages’ graphic novel series, Gunnerkrigg Court, continues with the release of volume...
Federal Appeals Court rejects Rumsfeld’s attempt to dismiss Torture Suit against him
 “These plaintiffs have alleged a grave breach of our most basic social compact — between 'We the People' and the...
EXCLUSIVE: Professor Protess turns to Illinois Supreme Court to free tortured and wrongly convicted man
Stanley Wrice jailed 28-years in prison on “tainted†evidence By Chinta Strausberg  After spending half of his life in...
TimeLine Theatre Company to commemorate 9/11 Anniversary with 2 readings of The Guys
 Tickets for this 2-night only event at the Mercury Theater are free, but donations will be accepted to benefit...