Destiny’s Child Reimagined Tribute Honors Legacy, Sisterhood, and Timeless Music 
Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students 
Young Author’s “Beautiful Dreams” Becoming a Reality as Books Earn International Awards 
Celebrity Red Carpet Correspondent Covers Carolina Soul Music Awards 
Dessert Food Truck Owner Launches 2026 Scholarship Program 
A Pathway to Licensure: Changes to Law for Health Care Workers with Criminal Convictions
Advances Gov. Rauner, Legislative efforts to remove unnecessary barriers to licensure SPRINGFIELD, IL - Effective January 2017, previously barred health...
Alleged Confidence Man Charged With Luring Victims Through Matchmaking And Networking Sites To Commit Fraud And Identity Theft
John Edward Taylor allegedly masqueraded as a millionaire and businessman to romance victims, steal their identifying information and use their...
Hyde Park Art Center Presents Rhonda Wheatley “A Modern Day Shaman’s Hybrid Devices, Power Objects, and Cure Books”
February 12 – May 7, 2017 Cleve Carney Gallery CHICAGO, IL - In her first solo exhibition at Hyde Park...
NAACP Opposes Senator Jeff Sessions’ Nomination to Serve as US Attorney General
On November 18, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III (AL) to serve...
Black Women Overrepresented in Solitary Confinement
Race & Justice News From: The Sentencing Project Incarceration Black Women Overrepresented in Solitary Confinement A new report...
Book Chronicles Black Civil War Soldier’s Battles
A Book, by Descendants of African-American Civil War Soldier, David Carll, Chronicles his Battle on the Field and with Society's...
Education Funding Advisory Board Implores General Assembly and Governor to End State’s Failure to Adequately Fund Public Education
EFAB recommends raising per-pupil Foundation Level to $9,204 SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Education Funding Advisory Board (EFAB) submitted...
Composer of “The Cosby Show” Theme Song Launches Conference to Help Other Black Songwriters Get Their Music on TV
Virginia, Beach, VA (BlackNews.com) – Stu Gardner is the award-winning songwriter and composer of the theme songs for several popular...
New Transitional Home for LGBTQ Chicago Youth Experiencing Homelessness to Open in 2017
Project Fierce Chicago’s North Lawndale Home aims to provide community- driven, identity-affirming housing on Chicago's underserved West side. CHICAGO,...
Corruption on the Border
New Campaign Enlists the Public’s Help The border awareness campaign includes publicity outreach efforts, such as the poster above, in...