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 
After School Matters: Study suggests flagship after-school program for teens helps reduce problem behaviors
 Evanston, IL - A three-year evaluation of After School Matters -- a Chicago after-school program that serves more than...
Black role models to engineer the future of 3rd-5th Graders
 Alexandria, VA (BlackNews.com) -- Several hundred elementary school students across the country will participate in a series of technical...
Revered local historian to look back on African American experience during Great Depression, New Deal
 Chicago Historian Timuel Black to speak, with piano performance by jazz impresario and Chicago native Reginald Robinson  Chicago,...
Farrakhan: The Death of the Harold Washington Cultural Center would be like the death of the late Mayor Washington
He says take-over of the Center is a ‘conspiracy’  By Chinta Strausberg  During a “State of the Harold Washington...
When faith triumphs over tragedy: The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs. Sammy Davis Jr.
 Sarasota, FL (BlackNews.com) -- The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr. offers a frightening glimpse...
Topinka launches revamped Comptroller’s website
Comptroller acts to improve transparency and accountability  Chicago, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka announced the launch of a...
Only 47% of Black males graduate!
 The social net for high school dropouts is gone forever. When the manufacturing base in the U.S. was strong, a...
Protect Your Identity at ‘Shred It & Forget It’ Free Event!
 (From the Better Business Bureau)  Chicago, IL - On Saturday, June 25, 2011, the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago...
Two arrested on Child Pornography charges
 Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that a Madison County man and a McHenry County man...
Educating Young Minds in partnership with West LA College & Nestle Presents: The Launch Event of Access/No Excuse
A worldwide weekend celebration will take place on June 17-19, 2011 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Educating...