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 
Urban Movie Channel, 6 New Streaming Premieres for Black History Month
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) RLJ Entertainment's Urban Movie Channel (UMC) kicks off Black History Month with the premiere of the...
February is Financial Aid Awareness Month: File Your FAFSA Now to be Eligible for Financial Aid!
Illinois Student Assistance Commission promotes free financial aid events and resources CHICAGO, IL – While the current budget delay...
Illinois State Museum to Reopen to the Public
Director Rosenthal Announces Sustainable Model to Prepare the ISM System for the Future SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of...
Jamaican Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Lottery Fraud Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Paul Laing, 31, of Sandy Bay, Jamaica, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to...
Goodman Theatre Launches a Free New Insiders Initiative, “Discover What’s Now,” to Connect Audiences with Artists and the Process of Creating New American Plays
New program stemmed from research supported by the Wallace Foundation’s building audiences for sustainability effort CHICAGO, IL – Insights,...
CSU Students, Alumni, Community Members and Supporters Rally at Thompson Center
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago State University, a predominantly Black institution located on the south side of Chicago, is facing imminent...
Five Chicago Men Arrested in Connection with Violent Kidnapping
CHICAGO, IL — Five men have been arrested on kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting a Berwyn man in broad daylight...
President Obama on the Economy: Unemployment, Deficits, Gas Prices are All Down
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Statement by President Barack Obama: "...As you’re aware by now, America’s businesses created...
Madigan Announces $470 Million National Settlement With HSBC
Joint State-Federal Settlement Over Mortgage Origination, Servicing & Foreclosure Abuses Will Provide Loan Modifications & Cash Payments to Borrowers...
Kirk to VA Secretary: The Choice Act is Failing Vets
Letter to Secretary McDonald Follows VA Inspector General Report Confirming Delays in Care for Veterans in Colorado Kirk and Illinois...