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 
NAACP President Cornell William Brooks Arrested During Chicago Protest
CHICAGO, IL – NAACP National President and CEO Cornell William Brooks led members of the Westside and Southside NAACP branches,...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Announce Your Resignation!: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Letters to Editors From: Frank Chapman, Field Organizer, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression The City said in a...
State Senator Collins Calls for Appointment of Special Prosecutor, Accountability for State’s Attorney and Anyone Involved in McDonald Cover-Up
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement calling for a bold, swift...
Senate Black Caucus Chairman Senator Emil Jones III’s Laquan McDonald Statement
The Chicago Police Department released a horrifying video of Officer Jason Van Dyke gunning down a 17-year-old African-American boy,...
It’s Not Playing the Victim When You Are Attacked
By Dr. William Spriggs Last week, the Republican Party had drifted too far into attack mode for the...
Calling All Black Musicians From the 1930s to the 1970s
Centennial Celebration To Honor Black Musicians Unions Survivors Kansas City, MO (BlackNews.com) -- The Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) will...
Chicago Man Charged with Posting Online Threat of Gun Violence at University of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL —A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly threatening to murder students and staff at the University of Chicago....
Democrats Make Bid to Take Over Chicago Republican Party
CHICAGO, IL -- Democrats across the city are running for the position of Republican ward committeeman in Chicago in an...
A Breach of Public Trust in the Handling of Laquan McDonald’s Death?
Justice Not Served, Justice was Delayed, Justice was Denied – A Federal Investigation is in order; it is APPROPRIATE and...
ICYMI: ‘ Young Black Organizers Call for a Divestment From the Chicago Police Department after Laquan McDonald Tape Cover-up’
Young Black organizers demand an investigation into Chicago’s Police Department, Mayor’s Office & Cook County State’s Attorney From: Black Youth...