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 
Slaughter Urges Residents to Recognize Black History Month
CHICAGO, IL – Recognizing the rich history of African American activists, athletes and political figures from Illinois, State Rep. Justin...
440 Historical Documents Including a Recently Discovered Letter of George Washington Selling off 90 Slaves to be Auctioned in New York
Yonkers, NY (BlackNews.com) –A long-lost letter of George Washington, reporting on an auction he held of ninety Virginia slaves, will...
Illinois Water Protectors Rally and March in the Eleventh Hour of the Standing Rock Crisis
CHICAGO, IL - Native Water Protectors and their allies will move in prayer and unity on Saturday as they answer...
67k Petition Signatures to Be Delivered Asking ACGME to Reject Dangerous 28-Hour Shifts for New Doctors
Today, Care2, Public Citizen, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), and Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU Healthcare) will deliver...
Jamaican National Indicted in Federal Drug Case for Allegedly Supplying Flight Attendant With Nearly 60 Pounds of Cocaine
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has named a Jamaican man in an indictment that accuses him of supplying...
The Gene Siskel Film Center Rolls Out the Red Carpet for “Hollywood on State” Academy Awards® Viewing Party February 26
Local Chicago Filmmakers Lonnie Edwards, Lori Felker, Jennifer Reeder and Michael Smith Honored by The GSFC CHICAGO, IL — Chicago...
Team PETAL et al Creates Two Video Games During Global Game Jam’s Annual Event in North Carolina
Team PETAL et al. completed another Global Game Jam successfully during this year’s annual event in North Carolina PETAL et...
Who Owns Antiquity? The National Hellenic Museum Brings Famed Attorneys to Face Off on March 16 at The Art Institute
CHICAGO, IL - On March 16, 2017, the public will decide one of the most highly anticipated international cases, The Trial...
Chicago Lawyers Prepare to Provide Free Legal Representation to Immigrants Caught in Trump’s Enforcement Net
CHICAGO, IL - A week after the president signed executive orders closing U.S. borders to refugees and laying the groundwork...
Attorney General Madigan and Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Jewish Community Center Bomb Threat and Hate Crimes
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Anti-Defamation League and the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil...