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” 
Serve Illinois Commission Announces $15.6 Million for AmeriCorps Programs
32 grantees will place almost 1,600 AmeriCorps volunteers in communities SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and...
Collins’ Proposed Education Improvements Become Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) was pleased to announce the governor signed into law on...
Madigan, Justice Department & State Attorneys General Sue to Block Aetna Acquisition of Humana
Nationwide Lawsuit Challenges Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry Over Competition Concerns that Would Harm Patients CHICAGO, IL —...
BYP100 Organizers Shut Down Entrance to CPD Homan Square ‘black site’
BYP100 in coordination with the #LetUsBreathe Collective and the Movement for Black Lives, #FreedomNow Day of Action are taking action...
NAACP Honors 101st Spingarn Medalist Ohio Native Awarded for Decades of Civil Rights Work at Home and Abroad
CINCINNATI, OH – The NAACP National Board of Directors along with NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks announced Ohio...
United States Seeks to Recover More Than $1 Billion Obtained from Corruption Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of more than...
Black Money Matters! Entrepreneur Launches Nationwide Program Giving African American Families Their Very Own Personal Accountant
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Long-time entrepreneur and accountant Randy Hughes, via Counting Pennies, his accounting and tax preparation firm based in...
Legendary Division I Coach, Mike Jarvis, to Speak at Alfred Street Baptist Church Men’s Retreat, July 22-24 at Sandy Cove Ministries in North East, Maryland
Alexandria, VA (BlackNews.com) -- Mike Jarvis, legendary basketball coach, life coach, author, and sports analyst will be the keynote speaker...
Hyde Park Art Center Announces Artists Exhibiting in “Ground Floor,” a Biennial Exhibition of New Art from Chicago September 4 – October 16, 2016
CHICAGO, IL — Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S Cornell) announces the return of “Ground Floor,” the fourth iteration of...
Cook County Earns Recognition for Its Technology Advances
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) today named Cook County one of the Top 10 Digital Counties with a population...