Mary J. Blige, Charlie Wilson, Nelly, Tyrese, and More to Headline 2026 Cincinnati Music Festival 
Black Culture Takes Center Stage as 7th Annual Jazz & Arts Festival Returns to Celebrate Legacy and Community 
28th Annual International Father and Family Practitioners Conference in the DC Area 
Drone Academy in Texas Now Featured on Daymond John’s Next Level CEO 
Historian Honored for Her Groundbreaking Research 
Prosecutors secure 100-year prison sentence for convicted rapist
 Cook County prosecutors have secured a 100-year prison sentence against a man charged in connection with the brutal assault of...
New book addresses HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, taboos, and the Black Church
Author - Minister Gerald Palmer Kansas City, MO (BlackNews.com)Â - Minister Gerald Palmer, MSW, licensed minister, radio talk show host and...
Durbin’s Fair Sentencing Act passed by House, sent to President for signature
    Bipartisan Bill Reduces Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity to 18-to-1                                                                                                                                                        Chicago, IL – An historic, bipartisan bill to curtail the...
Despite being outspent, latest polls clearly show Giannoulias has taken lead in Illinois Senate Race
Ten-point swing since April matches trend in other public polls Chicago, ILÂ - After trailing by eight points in early April...
Madigan heralds newly strengthened False Claims Act
  Amended Act Will Help Attorney General Recover Taxpayer Dollars from Vendors that Defraud the State   Chicago,...
“Friends” Facebook Messages may lead to scams
 (From the Better Business Bureau)  Chicago, IL- With more than 500 million active users in July 2010, Facebook has...
Kirk proposes seven debates/forums for Senate race
  Same locations and dates of the first and last Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858;  Foreign policy debate on August 21st in...
University of Illinois Latina Latino Alumni presents Association’s success stories in government
Chicago, IL – The University of Illinois’ Latina/Latino Alumni Association (LLAA) announced its special guests speakers for their upcoming “Success in...
Goodman Theatre announces casting for Candide, directed by Mary Zimmerman
Additional 2010/2011 season updates include Rick Snyder to direct God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza and Jessica Thebus to direct...
Bob Johnson urges national dialogue based on recognition of race to address alarming increase in wealth gap between Black and White Americans
 Johnson Argues that Wealth Gap Compares to "Compelling National Interest Test" Which Could Justify Race-Recognition Remedies  Bethesda, MD (BlackNews.com)...