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” 
Piccolo’s Private Eyes Opens This Weekend Despite Election Year Effect
EVANSTON - Piccolo Theatre presents Private Eyes, a relationship comedy thriller by Steven Dietz, open Saturday, February 18 at 8p...
Unprecedented Proposed Law Provides African Americans Reparations and Opportunities to Better Their lives
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- On February 10, 2017, proposed legislation was submitted to the DC Board of Elections. It is...
Attorney General Madigan Files Amicus Brief in Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Implementation of Immigration Executive Order
Madigan Joins 15 Other Attorneys General & Asks Appellate Court to Permanently End Unconstitutional Travel Ban Nationwide Noting...
State Investigation Leads to $4.25 Million Settlement in Mining Discrimination Lawsuit
Illinois Department of Human Rights assists U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in investigation of sex discrimination in coal mining ...
Black History Month: A Tribute to Courage and Perseverance
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League "If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition,...
Bill Dotson Creates Obama Commemorative Collection
World renowned African American ball point pen artist, Bill Dotson teams up with company to produce limited edition Barack H....
Jewish Voice for Peace Responds to Anti-Semitic Attack on Chicago Loop Synagogue
From: Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago Coordinating Committee Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago condemns the horrendous display of hatred of...
Rep. Harper to Fight for Business Reforms as New Vice Chair of House Committee on Business Incentives for Local Communities
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As the new Vice-Chair of the House Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee, state Rep. Sonya...
Community Group’s New Space Offers Access to Jobs, Immigrants Rights Programs
CHICAGO, IL – Latino Union of Chicago’s new office, which opened last week in the heart of the thriving Lawrence...
Great Granddaughter of Feu Felix Houphouet Boigny, First President of Cote Divoire, West Africa, Set to Share his Legacy for Peace During Black History Month
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – African-born linguist, global liaison and cultural connector, Stephanie Gregoire-McKinney, great grandaughter of Feu Felix Houphouet Boigny, is...