Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls 
Woman Helping Veterans Transition into High-Impact Careers 
First Black Woman Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame 
Author Secures International Distribution on Rakuten TV Across 40+ European Countries 
Groundbreaking New Show “Say Yes When Life Says No” 
Rep. Slaughter Measure Advocates for Families of Inmates in New Bill, Passes Committee
CHICAGO, IL – As family members of incarcerated inmates continue to have limited visitation rights, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago,...
Cinema Chicago Calls for Submissions for Poster Design Competition for 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Winning Designer to Receive $2,500 USD Cash Prize and Honor of Creating the Signature Look of the Festival CHICAGO, IL...
Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Marked by New Level of Unity Among Labor, Black Lives Matter and Immigrant Rights Groups in Chicago
Under the rubric, “Resist. Reimagine. Rebuild,” a new Chicago coalition will host a Citywide teach-in the evening of April 4th...
NAACP Mourns The Loss of Civil Rights Activist, Historian & Former Crisis Magazine Publisher Roger Wilkins
BALTIMORE – The NAACP issued the following statement regarding the passing of Roger Wilkins.The NAACP mourns the loss of civil...
Attorney General Madigan Condemns Executive Order Seeking to Eliminate Clean Power Plan
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 23 states, cities and counties across the country...
Rep. Harper Bill Helps Middle Class by Raising State Minimum Wage
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is sponsoring legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage and...
Time to Shine a Light on Perpetrators of Ugly Political Climate
OpEd By Barrington Salmon As the legal battle continues over President Trump's executive order barring citizens of certain Muslim-majority countries...
Speaker Madigan’s Letter to Gov. Rauner Over Sale of the Thompson Center in Chicago
Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan: Governor Rauner: Yesterday my staff and CMS had another productive discussion about the sale of the...
Immigration Foes Have Roots In Population Control, Report
While eliciting boos from Democrats, Trump's immigration orders likely elicited cheers from some deep-pocketed foes. By Lynette Holloway When President...
Omarosa Shocks, Angers Some NNPA Publishers as She Walks Out of ‘Black Press Week’ Breakfast
NNPA chair calls meeting a 'lost opportunity' for President Trump and 'waste of time' for NNPA By Hazel Trice Edney...