Lead Singer on Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience National Tour 
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 
Black Female Jazz Ensemble, Jazz In Pink, is Changing the Face of Jazz Music With Their Number One Single “Katgirl”
Leveling the Playing Field For Women in the Jazz Industry Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Jazz fans rejoice! The...
Illinois Regulator to Adopt New SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator Test
UST Adopted; No Additional Continuing Education The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking today...
Judge Sends Armed Carjacker To Prison For More Than 40 Years
PHILADELPHIA - Desmond Janqdhari, 29, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on May 2, 2016, to 481 months in prison for armed...
Illinois Awarded Federal Funds to Help Crack Down on Drug-Impaired Drivers
SPRINGFIELD, IL -The Governor’s Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility has awarded the Illinois Department of...
Housing “Pilot Program” or “Token Program”?
Activists Say Mayor’s New Program for the Homeless is About Optics, Not Seriously Addressing the Issues After...
Biography of Chicago Defender is Incredible Story of a Powerhouse Defender of Black Rights – But, There’re ‘Several Nitpicks and One Major Issue’
By Todd Steven Burroughs A review of Ethan Michaeli's new book, The Defender: How The Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America:...
“Pimp” Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Used hotel rooms he had access to because of his work as a military contractor DALLAS — Kenneth Richardson, 33,...
NAACP Statement on Use of ‘N-word’ at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement about remarks made at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner...
Ten Local Television Celebrities to Host the Chinese American Service League’s 27th Annual Dinner Gala at The Field Museum—Featuring China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
CHICAGO, IL — The Chinese American Service League (CASL) will be hosting its 27th Annual Dinner Gala on Wednesday, May...
New Book Addresses Stereotypes that say Minorities are Unattractive, Uneducated, Loud, Violent, Single, Poor and Lazy
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Jessica M. McEachern, MA, MSW says she wrote Societal Perceptions to help people connect with various experiences...