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 
Topinka urges Congressional leaders to avoid federal shutdown
Comptroller highlights importance of funding for state  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Thursday sent the letter...
What does a government shutdown mean for you?
New Web Site, www.GovernmentShutdown.org, Has All The Answers Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Â A new web site has been launched to educate...
Website, lowincome.org, aims to help government employees facing furlough
 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In response to recent reports of up to 800,000 government employees facing furlough due to a...
Two Trials and an Anniversary – Bonds, Bailey and Mixon
(From New America Media) By Kevin Weston  San Francisco -- AT&T Park shook so hard I thought I was...
The University of Chicago presents the Lionel Loueke Trio
 The University of Chicago presents the Lionel Loueke Trio Friday, April 15th. The event will be held in Mandel...
Re-writing history with Lincoln’s own pen
 Presidential Library and Museum to receive golden gift April 15   Springfield, IL – The 14-karat-gold combination pen/pencil from...
Bishop Greg Davis to host daily show on Impact Network
Good News with Greg Davis Launched on April 6, 2011 Â Detroit, MI (BlackNews.com) -- Impact Network will launch Bishop...
Bike to Work Week to present more events than ever!
Includes rally, commuter challenge and movies in the park! Â (From the Active Transportation Alliance) Â With summer approaching and...
Could Libya be Barack Obama’s stone of stumbling?
By Akbar Muhammad  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Since the uprising in Libya, I have been attempting to write an article...
Landmarks Illinois announces ten most endangered Historic Places for 2011
 Springfield, IL — A list of the state’s ten “most threatened†historic sites was announced at a press conference...