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 
Attorney General Madigan: New Gold Standard for home loans must hold banks accountable to homeowners and investors
Chicago, IL - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent a letter to federal financial regulators, urging them to include a...
Jesse White and the Chicago Cubs unveil new permanent Cubs License Plate
Money Raised From the License Plates to Support Public Schools Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the Chicago Cubs...
The Committee Against Political Repression to hold press conference and rally to protest summoning of subpoenaed activists
 Chicago, IL - The Committee Against Political Repression will hold a press conference today (January 25) inside the Dirksen Federal Building,...
Illinois Attorney General announces new acting Public Access Counselor
Chicago, IL - Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she has appointed Amalia Rioja as Acting Public Access Counselor to succeed...
Oscar nominations for Festival Films
Two films from the 2010 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, The Gruffalo and The Lost Thing, which screened at the...
Should Lincoln get all of the credit he receives for freedom and equality?
 Renowned African American history expert Dr. Charles Branham to speak February 15 at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum   ...
Fourth Annual Poetry Slam gives West Side youth a voice and a stage downtown
America SCORES' Red Carpet Poetry Slam benefit night will  celebrate and support the words of Chicago Public School students while...
African-American pro-immigrant group defends birthright citizenship and condemns attacks on 14th Amendment
(Distributed through BlackNews.com) Â By Opal Tometi Phoenix, AZ (BlackNews.com) -- For the past year Arizona has been in the spotlight...
Congressman Rush to hold summit on protecting children from predators
C ongressman Bobby L. Rush will hold an Emergency Summit, "Ring The Alarm! Protecting our Children From Predators", Saturday, January 22,...
Jesse White reminds citizens to celebrate safely for the Chicago Bears Championship Game
 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White urged drivers to cheer the Chicago Bears onto victory in a safe and responsible...