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 
Rep. Stratton Legislation to Severely Limit Pre-School Expulsions
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Juliana Stratton, D-Chicago, passed legislation through the House to severely limit pre-school expulsions by...
Former District Attorney Walter P. Reed and his Son, Steven P. Reed, Sentenced
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former St. Tammany Parish District Attorney Walter P. Reed, age 70, and...
Mathew Knowles Denies Selling Beyonce Memorabilia to Pay Debt
Knowles, father of Beyonce and Solange, says, "Lies are circulating" Houston, TX (BlackNews.com) - Mathew Knowles, the father of Beyonce...
Don’t Let Utility Scams Overpower You
By Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When your electricity goes out, you lose power in more ways than...
Islamic American Relief Agency Sentenced for Transferring Nearly $1.4 Million to Iraq in Violation of Sanctions
IARA employee provided satellite phone used in 1998 terrorist bombings of U.S. Embassies; $818,000 in assets transferred to Heifer International...
Chicago Police Clash With New Era Detroit and New Era Chicago
From: New Era Detroit CHICAGO, IL - Several members of New Era Detroit (NED) and New Era Chicago (NEC)--the flagship...
Correcting the Record on Property Tax Legislation
As many of you know, yesterday's deadline to pay off any delinquent property taxes from 2015 has generated a lot...
Illinois State Police Conduct Over 1,400 Truck Inspections During “Operation Sauter”
138 Commercial Motor Vehicles and Unqualified Drivers Placed Out of Service SPRINGFIELD, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) announced...
Major Victory for Immigrant, Refugee, Domestic Violence and other Community Leaders as Illinois TRUST Act Passes Senate Executive Committee
CHICAGO, IL - The Illinois Senate Executive Committee took an important step today toward making our state safer for immigrants...
Merit School of Music Honors Top Supporters Joe & Madeleine Glossberg, Jazz Legend Ramsey Lewis
Merit Gala will be held May 4 at Radisson Blu Aqua Joe and Madeleine Glossberg, Ramsey Lewis and Merit...