Singer Joe to Headline 6th Annual Star 94.5 Heart & Soul Music Festival 
Helmet Technology by Black Inventor and Ex-Football Player Among Those Recognized at NFL Symposium 
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 
President Preckwinkle Joins Sen. Hastings and Rep. Nekritz In Proposing Expanded Expungement of Juvenile Records
Legislation to ease and expand the expungement of juvenile arrest records was announced today by Cook County Board President Toni...
Attorney General Madigan Seeks Prison Time for Egregious & Illegal Debt Collector
CHICAGO, IL— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against a Cook County man for unauthorized debt collection practices in...
NAACP Praises Supreme Court Ruling on Racial Bias in Jury Deliberations
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 in the case Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado that the Sixth Amendment to...
18,000 Books For At-Risk Youth
Local Youth Rugby raises 18,155 Books for Bernie’s Book Bank Rugby Illinois challenged youth athletes to make a difference...
2017 Wealth-Building Conference at Sea Featuring Media Maven Karen Civil
SpreadLove(TM) Sets Sail With One Of Hip-Hops MVPs Tampa, FL (BlackNews.com) - SpreadLove(TM) announced its inaugural event aimed at educating...
Illinois DOC: Repeat Gun Offender Bill Could Save $62 million
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Corrections estimates that a measure targeting repeat gun offenders cosponsored by Senator Anthony...
Cast Set for World Premiere of “Objects in the Mirror” by Charles Smith
Premiere production of Charles Smith's Objects in the Mirror, directed by Goodman resident director Chuck Smith, April 29 -...
Race & Justice News: Nine Black Women Elected To Circuit and District Court in Alabama
From: The Sentencing Project Nine black women were elected as circuit and district judges in Jefferson County, Alabama this November....
Attorney General Madigan Collects Nearly $1 Billion in State Revenue in 2016
Recoveries for state pension systems brings total pension recoveries by Attorney General Madigan to over $400 million CHICAGO, IL...
NAACP Responds to Renewed Muslim Ban
BALTIMORE, MD — The NAACP released the following statement regarding the most-recent Muslim Ban executive order from President Trump: ...