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 
14-Year-Old Black CEO Launches Youth Entrepreneurship Summit and $10K Pitch Competition 
Founder Rejects $15K Offer for Breakthrough Patent-Pending Software 
County Board President’s Chief of Staff Announces Resignation; Will Head Statewide Children’s Advocacy Group
Tasha Green Cruzat, chief of staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, announced that she will leave her County...
Connecticut Inmate Requesting Unbiased Legal Representation
Connecticut inmate, Dr. Ernest C. Garlington, requesting unbiased legal representation following testimony that sentencing judge's wife intimidated his attorney. ...
Sanders to Visit Illinois Today
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday will travel to Illinois. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will host...
DC Area HBCU-Bound Students Get $2.1 Million Scholarships
$2.1 Million in scholarships awarded at the Alfred Street Baptist Church sponsored HBCU College Festival on Saturday, February 20 ...
State Rep. Ford Hosts Press Conference on Foster Care
CHICAGO, IL –Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago and Breaking Bread Group to Advance Foster Care hosted a...
President Obama’s Plan to Close the Prison at Guantanamo Bay
Roosevelt Room President Barack Obama's remarks in its entirety Good morning, everybody. In our fight against terrorists like al Qaeda...
Senator Kirk: Gitmo Prisoners Belong in Gitmo, Not in the U.S. with Constitutional Rights
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after President Obama announced plans to close the...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Annual Justice Department African American History Month Observance Program
Remarks as prepared for delivery U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch: Thank you, Richard , for that kind introduction and...
Speaker Madigan Announces Bipartisan Special House Committee on Public Private Partnerships
CHICAGO, IL – To ensure integrity within any public-private partnership created in Illinois and that all ethical and transparency...
Addressing the Word Gap Between Wealthy and Poor Children: The First Steps in Building a Child’s Brain
By Dr. Dana Suskind America's Wire Writers Group More than 20 years ago, studies began appearing demonstrating that...