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 
Voting Rights Restricted in Illinois
Letters To Editors From: Congresswoman Linda Sánchez Su voto es su voz (Your vote is your voice). Today, our right...
Latino Community Calls for Justice for the Castellanos Family
Community Meeting will be held Wednesday January 20th.,, 6 p.m., at 1237 N. California Ave. An ad hoc community group...
2016 Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program Now Open
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Through his leadership, skill and courage, Jackie Robinson broke barriers in sports, media and business - impacting...
FBI Director Comey Participates in MLK Memorial Ceremony
Director Comey speaks during a ceremony at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on January 18, 2016...
Two Illinois Residents Test Positive For Zika Virus
SPRINGFIELD, IL– The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is alerting the public of the potential of contracting Zika virus...
New Report: Rauner Administration Paying Tens of Millions to Wall Street Banks in Midst of Budget Impasse
Despite Illinois Failing to Meet Its Obligation to Social Service Providers Payments on Interest Rate Swaps Continue. State has lost...
President Obama Signs Michigan Emergency Declaration
President Barack Obama, in response to a request from the Governor submitted on January 14, 2016, declared that an emergency...
MLK Day: In Spirit of the Man Who Resolved to ‘Struggle for a New World’
Opening ReMARCs By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League Making Change Work for Us President Obama's final...
President Obama, PLEASE Come to Flint: In Support, Please Sign The Petition
Letters To Editors From: Michael Moore I'm outraged at what's happening in Flint, so I decided to write President...
Seventeen Charged in Drug Trafficking Ring that Operated from Inside Georgia State Correctional Facilities
ATLANTA, GA – Three current Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC) inmates and fourteen others have been charged federally for their...