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 
Rep. Monique Davis: “Don’t single out the Black Caucus†to vote for the Concealed Carry Bill
Says HB 148 is 6 votes shy of passing  By Chinta Strausberg  The controversial Illinois Concealed bill, recently...
1,500 send message to gangs: “No more shooting”
Gang leaders agree to meet with Pfleger   By Chinta Strausberg Leading more than 1,500 supporters down West 79th...
Cain plays the “race card” every chance he gets
(New America Media) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  For a presidential candidate who claims race is meaningless when it comes...
Danny Bakewell declines re-election bid as NNPA Chair, prepares to pass the torch
By Hazel Trice Edney  (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. the fiery chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association,...
NYC rally to promote peace and empower young people
The New York City Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average of a thousand calls from teenagers every month  New...
Chenault and Immelt push jobs
To Be Equal#25 By Marc H. Morial, President and CEO National Urban League  “Our job is to do everything...
Lisa Madigan Opinion Editorial: ComEd experiment too expensive for consumers
(From Citizens for Lisa Madigan) (Reprint from Chicago Tribune, June 21, 2011) Â Last month, as the Illinois General Assembly's...
Goodman Theatre announces upcoming projects, recent successes for its artistic collective
Chicago, IL – Goodman Theatre’s eight-member Artistic Collective, a diverse group of outstanding American theater artists who make the Goodman...
Illinois selected to expand access to free school meals for children in need
Community Eligibility Option provides free lunch and eliminates household eligibility applications in high poverty schools  Springfield, IL – The...
Sec’y of State Jesse White announces sixty-five Illinois Public Libraries to receive technology packages to help local businesses and entrepreneurs
Springfield, IL — Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that sixty-five Illinois public libraries have...