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 
Accountant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $130,000 from Illinois Medical District Commission
CHICAGO, IL —A senior accountant at the Illinois Medical District Commission pleaded guilty to charges she embezzled more than $130,000...
Bronzeville’s Wendell Phillips Wildcats Become First Ever Chicago Public School to Capture State Football Championship With a 51-7 Win
AUSL's Wendell Phillips Academy Wildcats Finish Undefeated Season With History Making Performance School Will Hold Celebratory Prep Rally on...
Philadelphia Man Charged in Fraud Scheme Involving Counterfeit Credit Cards
PHILADELPHIA—Christopher Castillo, 22, of Philadelphia, was charged in an Indictment with producing and selling counterfeit credit cards, possessing credit card...
Black Business Owners Combine Efforts to Launch Innovative Approach to “Buy Black” Movement
Three Champions of the Buy Black Movement Come Together to Support Greater Economic Progress for the Black Business Community WASHINGTON,...
Illinois Metros See Minimal Job Growth; Seven Metro Areas Lose Jobs
Unemployment Rates Continue Downward Trend CHICAGO, IL - Unemployment rates in Illinois fell in 12 metro areas, increased...
TimeLine Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere of Sunset Baby January 13 – March 10, 2016
Sunset Baby is written by Dominique Morisseau and already hit in New York and London, is directed by Associate Artist...
Statement by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle On the LaQuan McDonald Case
"My heart goes out to the family of LaQuan McDonald. I cannot begin to understand the grief felt by LaQuan’s...
FBI Reminds Shoppers to be Aware of Cyber Criminals Offering Scams This Holiday Season
If the Deal Sounds too Good to be True, It Probably Is The FBI reminds shoppers in advance of the...
Giving Thanks in Troubled Times
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League The past year, our movement has been thankful for many...
Kentucky Governor Issues Executive Action, Restoring Voting Rights
From: The Sentencing Project Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s executive action will automatically restore voting rights to an estimated 100,000 persons...