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 
Menard Correctional Center Prepared for Possible Flood
CHESTER, IL - Staff at Menard Correctional Center is preparing for a flood that could have an impact on the facility. The...
The Vietnam War From the Perspective of Black Soldiers – New Novel Tells a Familiar Story in a Different Way
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - J. Everett Prewitt, an award winning author, presents his newest novel, A Long Way Back, an...
IDOT: Illinois Law Enforcement Working Overtime this New Year’s Eve
Special patrols scheduled through weekend to reduce fatalities on Illinois roadways CHICAGO, IL – As 2015 comes to a...
Producer/Film Maker Seeks Donations for Her Musical Film, Western In Noir, Scheduled for Release January 1, 2016
Western in Noir, a musical feature film with elements of diversity and social justice, was written by a 29-year old...
Historic Capital Press Club Elects New President, Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Internationally renowned civil rights leader Barbara Arnwine, fiery host of Radio One's "Igniting Change with Barbara Arnwine"...
Significant Changes Secured in Illinois Prisons
Landmark federal court settlement ensures prisoners with mental illnesses will have increased care, reduced time in solitary confinement CHICAGO, IL—...
Alfred Street Baptist Church Pledges $1 Million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
One of the oldest, largest and most prominent African American congregations becomes the first and only faith-based organization to become...
President Obama’s Statement on Persecuted Christians at Christmas
President Barack Obama: During this season of Advent, Christians in the United States and around the world are preparing...
Illinois Department Of Corrections Reaches Agreement in Rasho v John Baldwin
The Illinois Department of Corrections has entered into a settlement agreement in the case of Ashoor Rasho v. John Baldwin. ...
Ukrainian National Extradited from Poland to Face Charges Related to $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation
WASHINGTON, DC — A Ukrainian national made his initial appearance today in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, after being...