Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
Dessert Food Truck Owner Launches 2026 Scholarship Program 
Lead Singer on Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience National Tour 
Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls 
Woman Helping Veterans Transition into High-Impact Careers 
Children’s Author Robert Burleigh named Prairie State Illinois Author of the Year
 To be recognized March 17 during Illinois Reading Council’s “Literacy Outside the Box†conference in Springfield  Springfield, IL...
More Illinois school districts balancing budget in tough economic times
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ISBusing ISBE using revised data to avoid penalizing districts for late payments from the state                                                                                                                                                 Springfield, IL — The...
National Black Women’s Health and Beauty Conference comes to Hollywood, Florida
The conference's theme is "Giving You The Best That I Got" Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Health is an increasing concern...
El Nogalar, Tanya Saracho’s tale of humor and heartache in a changing Mexico, begins performances March 26, directed by Cecilie D. Kennan
Goodman Theatre and Teatro Vista announce a three-year producing partnership dedicated to new work by Latino Playwrights  Chicago, IL...
Auditions: Call for Actors and Dancers
 Help create "Performance with a Purpose"    for CDE's 10th Anniversary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               CDE will be holding auditions for their upcoming performance,...
America’s Wire releases story on the ineffectiveness of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
 Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Conference Fund...
Illinois GOP launches online petition calling on Cullerton not to rubber stamp Gordon’s appointment to Prisoner Review Board
Chicago, ILÂ - The Illinois Republican Party announced that it has launched an online petition for Illinois citizens to call on...
John Legend fights for the soul and minds of all children; uses music to challenge others to follow
Father Michael L. Pfleger thanks John Legend for a stellar performance and speech held March 11, 2010 at the Christ...
National Urban League and Walgreens extend free Health Testing and Service Campaign through “National Urban League and Walgreens Wellness Tour”
Extended Ten-Month Phase of Campaign Will Bring the Wellness Tour to More Than 15 Additional Cities  Deerfield, IL (BlackNews.com)...
Jemal Omar Gibson pens new motivational memoir – “Drugs: My Curse, My Savior”
-- Foreword Written by Les Brown -- Author Jemal Omar Gibson  Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The year is 1969. Chicago's...