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 
Grand Opening of new African-American Civil War Museum
"Great, New African American Civil War Museum Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony Planned" Â Â Washington, DC - "With much...
Book: Inequality and its historical roots
(Northwestern News) Book tells tale of post-Civil War Washington, D.C., and struggle for equality  Evanston, IL - A recent...
U.S. Army salutes HBCUs at Essence Music Festival
Army Provides $13 Million for Education Scholarships, Hosts Education Seminar Essence Music Festival Mainstage Salute to HBCUs Presented by the...
Lt. Governor Simon: LINK use up at farmers markets
Markets and farmers in 21 counties now LINK accessible  Bloomington, IL – July 11, 2011. Speaking to a local food...
Broadway-Bound Chinglish extends its Goodman run through July 31
Silk Road Theatre project’s Yellow Face also extends through July 31  Chicago, IL - By popular demand, Goodman Theatre...
Madigan announces $92 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase over bid-rigging scheme
 Bank to Pay Millions to Illinois Municipalities, Schools and Nonprofits for Illegal Practices  Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General...
Congressman Ryan: The Rich Man’s Robin Hood
(Equal Voice Newspaper) By Kathy Mulady  Washington, DC  – The debate over how to fix the $1.4 trillion shortfall...
Lincoln case comes to trial after 146 years
 Re-trial of Lincoln Assassination “conspirator†Mary Surratt to be held September 23 in Chicago, October 3 in Springfield  ...
What you need to know about the state of urban jobs!
(National Urban League)  NUL’s State of Urban Jobs site at iamempowered.com gives you everything you need to know about...
Illinois GOP Chairman responds to June Unemployment Report
 Chicago, IL – Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...