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 
Senator Kirk to advance Anti-Piracy Legislation in wake of slaying of four Americans on Arabian Sea
  “Decatur Initiative†Would Establish ‘Pirate Exclusion Zone’ To Allow Boarding or Sinking of Vessels   Kirk: “The murder of four...
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to highlight Better Business Bureau 84th Annual Dinner on March 1
CHICAGO, IL February 22, 2011 - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will be the featured speaker at the 84th Annual...
State GOP Chairman calls on RTA Board to rescind employment agreement of Speaker Madigan’s son-in-law
 Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady called upon the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority to rescind...
Union Bank and KCET honor Los Angeles African Americans as local heroes
Honorees named to help kick off expanded cultural diversity partnership  Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- As part of its...
Eight Chicago-area Italian restaurants certified ‘authentic’ by Italian government
'Ospitalità Italiana Seal - Italian Restaurants in the World' To Be Awarded On Date Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Italy's...
Casting is complete for Tanya Saracho’s Hilarious and Poignant EL Nogalar
 At Goodman Theatre, March 26 – April 24, 2011 Cecilie Kennan directs this World-Premiere Teatro Vista Production with a...
Hip Hop Label, Dirty Block Music, pledges to donate sales from new single to help the nation’s homeless
-- 5% of all sales of the newly released hit single "Talkin' Bout Money" will be donated to homeless shelters...
Attorney General Madigan: Kane County man arrested on child pornography charges
18th Arrest in Statewide Crackdown on Child Porn Traffickers                                Chicago, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the...
Hundreds of clergy attend CPS cultural diversity training class
By Chinta Strausberg  Sponsored by the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Faith Base Initiatives, hundreds of ministers from around...
Chicago Art Dealer and TV Show Host David Leonardis to Open the Howard Finster Vision House Chicago
Chicago, IL - Successful Chicago artist, Art Dealer, Museum owner, TV Show Host, David Leonardis will be opening a new...