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 
Professor Believes Black Lives Don’t Matter Because Some Civil Rights Leaders Got it Wrong
Nationwide (BlackNews.com - Devin Robinson, a black business & economics professor, had strong words recently for the attendees of the...
State Senator Collins Responds to State Takeover Proposal for CPS
“Why not try fully and fairly funding our schools before declaring bankruptcy?” CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline...
Illinois State Board of Education Awards $20.4 Million in School Improvement Grants
Five schools will receive funds to improve student performance SPRINGFIELD, IL – More than $20 million in federal Title I...
Cook County Announces Multi-Site Construction With Major Energy Savings
Work aligns with Cook County’s ambitious sustainability plan on reducing carbon emissions Construction is under way for...
Woodbridge Men Charged with Terrorism Offenses Related to Attempting to Travel to Syria to Join ISIL
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, and Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25, both of Woodbridge, were charged for criminal...
Illinois Republicans Attempt at Hostile Takeover of Chicago Public Schools Would Put Fox in Charge of Hen House
Both Illinois and Chicago need real revenue solutions, not political gamesmanship CHICAGO, IL - On Wednesday, Senate Republican Leader...
Speaker Madigan: Rauner Takes Anti-Middle Class Agenda, Bankruptcy Plans to Schools
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Wednesday after allies of Gov. Bruce...
Denver Sued for Refusing to Disclose Video Evidence of Jail Death
An independent news organization sued Denver today to force the release of video and audio recordings showing deputies’ use of...
Comptroller Munger Meets With African American Advisory Board
Board discusses challenges facing small and minority-owned businesses CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger met with her African...
Race & Justice News: Youth of Color in the Changing Juvenile Justice System
From: The Sentencing Project Books In A Return to Justice: Rethinking Our Approach to Juveniles in the System, Ashley Nellis,...