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” 
Preckwinkle Unveils FY 2017 Executive Budget Recommendation
Proposal would close budget shortfall and avoid cuts to public safety services through staffing reductions & additional revenue, but commit...
Public Hearings Scheduled to Guide ISBE’s Budget Planning for Fiscal Year 2018
State education leaders urge parents, educators, students to provide feedback on budget at hearings in Springfield, Chicago, and Granite City...
IDoA Announces Start of Medicare Open Enrollment Period
Senior Health Insurance Program offers free one-on-one assistance SPRINGFIELD, IL – Saturday, October 15th marks the beginning of the annual...
NAACP Theatre Awards Modifies Nominee Announcement
Beverly Hills, CA (BlackNews.com) – The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch Theatre Viewing Committee updates their announcements of nominees for the...
Memory: The Re-Birth of A Racist Nation
By Keith Magee In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson hosted a special White House screening of D.W. Griffith's "The...
National Center Policy Analysis Reaction to Second Presidential Debate Finance
By James H. Amos, Jr. NCPA President & CEO The second presidential debate highlighted the cavernous differences...
Record 6.1 Million Americans Barred From Voting in November Due to Felony Convictions
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project I’m pleased to share a new study on felony disenfranchisement by The Sentencing Project....
President Obama Helps Black-Owned Media Company
President Barack Obama signs JOBS Act, making Punch TV Studios the only black-owned media company qualified to sell stock to...
Tom Joyner Foundation Now Accepting Applications Full Ride Scholarship Program for Graduating High School Seniors
One student will win a scholarship to cover all expenses to an HBCU of their choice, joining an impressive group...
National Gay Media Association Member Papers Endorse Clinton for President
In an unprecedented move, all 12 of the country’s longest-serving and most award-winning LGBT newspapers are each separately endorsing Democratic...