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” 
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Baltimore to Reform Police Department’s Unconstitutional Practices
The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a court enforceable agreement with the city of Baltimore to...
Volunteers Across Illinois Set To Make Martin Luther King Day A “Day On, Not A Day Off”
Illinois also seeking nominations for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed January...
At Issue: The Mayor, the Feds, and Reform
From: Invisible Institute By Curtis Black Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed to continue reform of the Chicago Police Department – which...
24-Year-Old Black Man Killed While Running Away From NYPD Police Officer – Death Without Due Process Prompts Family to File Lawsuit
Queens, NY (BlackNews.com) – On Sunday, September 18, 2016, 24 year-old Kadeem Trotter was fatally shot. Immediately, multiple conflicting reports...
Ford Motor Company, Former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Rapper Big Sean and Others Join to Expand Men of Courage on MLK Holiday
o Notable ambassadors with Ford's expanding Men of Courage program include music and tech investor Troy Carter, NFL all-pro DeAndre...
Cook County Board Alters Consent Calendar Schedule
Beginning next week, the Cook County Board of Commissioners will consider its consent calendar on days other than those on...
Lawyers for Good Government to Host Massive Counter-Inauguration Conference in DC to Coordinate New Movement and Plan Legal Resistance
New Organization of 120,000 Lawyers, Law Students, and Supporters Pledges Pro-Bono Resistance to “Bad Government,” Holding Major Planning Conference in...
getTV Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day With a Special Variety Block Featuring a Rare 1967 Interview With Civil Rights Icon Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Merv Griffin Show, on Jan. 16 at 8 P.M. ET
The Martin Luther King Day Block also includes Muhammad Ali on THE SONNY & CHER SHOW, Redd Foxx & LaBelle...
Jeff Sessions Cannot Be Trusted to Enforce Civil Rights Law as Attorney General
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League It is clear that Sessions is unfit to to...
Pro-Choice Activists to March for Abortion Rights on Jan. 15
Event created by Chicago Campaign to Expose Crisis Pregnancy Centers The event will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017...