Author Secures International Distribution on Rakuten TV Across 40+ European Countries 
Groundbreaking New Show “Say Yes When Life Says No” 
Writers Cypher Poetry and Short Story Contest, Deadline Extended 
Scientist Transforms Personal Hair Trauma into Natural Hair Care Innovation 
11-Year-Old’s Black-Owned Doll Brand Makes Amazon’s Toy Book 
Mothers: Our Heroes Eternal
This poem was written expressly for my mother, Tommie Sean Forte. On this Mother’s Day, I dedicate it to MOTHERS...
10 reasons why Black people should not take the HIV tests!
  By Curtis Cost Black AIDS organizations, as well as some Black Clergy, Black politicians and Black sports figures...
Property relief for Cook County homeowners
 A Statement from Joseph Berrios on New Homeowners' Relief Legislation      On Thursday, Illinois lawmakers passed a plan that...
Senate passes debt settlement legislation to protect consumers from abusive practices by firms promising to eliminate debt
 Legislation Supported by Attorney General Madigan Makes Its Way to Governor’s Desk  Springfield, IL – Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded...
Alpha Phi Alpha to boycott Arizona; Moving annual convention to Las Vegas
(BlackNews.com) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the oldest integrated and historically black Greek-lettered organization in the world, today announced that...
Prosecutors honored by DEA
Three Cook County Assistant State’s Attorneys were recently honored by the Chicago Office of the Drug Enforcement Agency for their...
Commissioner Berrios: “Claypool 10/25 Ordinance” affecting thousands of homeowners
LETTER TO EDITOR         Commissioner Joseph Berrios, Candidate for Cook County Assessor Today, (May 3) Cook County Board of Review commissioners...
American Blues Theater presents “Tobacco Road” by Jack Kirkland
 "Tobacco Road" at Victory Gardens' Richard Christiansen Theater, May 21- June 20  CHICAGO, IL - American Blues Theater, Chicago's second...
Something is “troubling†in Arizona
 Protests, boycotts and lawsuit challenges of Immigration legislation is certain to follow  By Juanita Bratcher  After the Arizona...
Is “The Black Church Dead”, or “Alive and Doing well?”
It's a controversial topic that won't go away - an Op-Ed article in the Huffington Post's February 24th issue, authored...