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 
Playwright of Marcus Garvey Drama Produces List of Accused who were Pardoned Posthumously
Silver Spring, MD (BlackNews.com) - The author of the first play ever written about Marcus Garvey found that pardoning convicted...
Employment Scam Targeting College Students Remains Prevalent
College students across the United States continue to be targeted in a common employment scam. Scammers advertise phony job opportunities...
Illinois Department of Public Health Reports Six Cases Of Viral Illness Linked To Ratteries
General public at low risk of infection SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting...
Attorney General Madigan Sues Navient and Sallie Mae for Rampant Student Loan Abuses
Madigan Alleges Navient and its lending predecessor Sallie Mae Engaged in Widespread Unfair and Deceptive Subprime Lending, Failed to Offer...
Illinois Film Industry Generates $499 Million in 2016
Chicago named #5 Best Place to Live and Work as a Moviemaker CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois FILM Office announced...
Cook County Board Approves Seven Tax Incentives to Support Economic Growth
Cook County Commissioners approved seven proposals from President Toni Preckwinkle’s Bureau of Economic Development (BED) that will provide tax incentives...
NAACP, Greenpeace Leaders: Call Today to Stop Sessions as Attorney General
WASHINGTON, DC – With Senators rumored to vote as early as tomorrow on the controversial Attorney General, leaders from two...
Unemployment Rate Increases to 5.7% in December
Largest nonfarm payroll drop of the year CHICAGO, IL–The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the unemployment rate...
State Announces Free Tax Preparation for Low Income Families
Department of Human Services offers extra help during tax season SPRINGFIELD, IL –Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary James Dimas...
Black History Matters! Celebrate Black History With a Reflection on the 100 Years Leading up to Barack Obama Winning the Presidency
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – At the end of the historic tenure of a black president and the recent resurgence of white...