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 
A Citywide Get-Out-To Vote rally this weekend at Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church
By Chinta Strausberg  A Citywide Get-Out-To-Vote rally will be held Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Pleasant Ridge Missionary...
ComplianceTech Study finds wide discrepancy in home mortgage credit betwen minorities and whites during housing downturn
Maurice Jourdain-Earl, co-founder and managing director of ComplianceTech  Arlington, VA (BlackNews.com) -- ComplianceTech, a leading provider of technology and...
Dear Tamara: Can men and women be just friends?
By Tamara Rallen (Distributed through BlackNews.com) Â My husband has a close relationship with a female friend whom he communicates...
Senator Kirk announces first “Silver Fleece” Award for Government Waste; $998,000 for Poetry in Zoos
 Thousands Vote on ‘Wastebook on Facebook’ for Silver Fleece Award: Biggest Wastes of Government Spending  Visit Wastebook on Facebook...
Madigan: Illinois to receive $61 million in Environmental Cleanup Funds from Tronox, Inc.
Funding for Cleanup of Chicago, Downstate Kerr-McGee Chemical Sites  Chicago, IL ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that Illinois...
Legendary Blues Artist Buddy Guy and Chicago Bears Great Otis Wilson and others to be honored during Sec’y of State Jesse White’s celebration for African-American Heritage Month
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will host a Celebration for African-American Heritage Month today at the James R. Thompson Center,...
McGraw-Hill Companies and HBCU Connect announce 2nd Black History Month Essay Contest
 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The McGraw-Hill Companies, recognized as the #1 employer on the HBCU Connect Top 50 Employer list...
Illinois Republican Chairman responds to Gov. Quinn’s Budget Address
Statement from Chairman Pat Brady                  Chicago, IL - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding...
Topinka: More spending cuts needed to restore fiscal integrity
Comptroller calls for unified effort to identify potential savings          Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement...
Senator Kirk: “We should change course from spending money that we do not have.”
Statement from Senator Mark Kirk on the Administration’s FY2012 Budget Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) released the...