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 
Why Are Boys Falling Behind?
Northwestern-led research suggests boys more sensitive than girls to disadvantage By Julie Deardorff EVANSTON, IL - Boys, especially African-American...
School Truancy Needs a Career and Technical Solution
By Carol Randolph A sobering report released by the Children's Law Center and D.C. Lawyers for Youth says District of...
Vice President Joe Biden: It’s On Us to Stop Campus Sexual Assault
Op-Ed by Vice President Joe Biden Twenty-one years ago, I wrote the Violence Against Women Act to end the scourge...
Handy Man Charged With Sexual Abuse of a Child
A 56-year-old Chicago resident, who was working as a handyman, has been charged with sexually abusing the 8-year-old grandchild of...
Author and Healthy Foods Advocate Designated American Diabetes Association Ambassador
Texas-based lecturer and meal consultant says wellness can come naturally Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Author Debra Peek-Haynes, a long-time holistic health...
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Hosts 40th Anniversary Gala, May 14, 2016
From a Highland Park basement to America's Premier Ensemble Theater, Steppenwolf celebrates four decades of extraordinary, artist-driven work in Chicago...
Residents to Denounce Police Sweeps vs. Homeless With March on Alderman’s Residence
A series of illegal police sweeps versus the homeless in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood is prompting a Monday night march on...
Former CEO of $3 Billion TierOne Bank Convicted of Orchestrating Scheme to Hide More Than $100 Million in Losses from Shareholders and Regulators
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The former CEO of TierOne Bank, a $3 billion publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska,...
U.S. Government Announces Continued Commitment to Jordan’s Education Sector
The United States highlighted its continued commitment to Jordan with the announcement of a plan to build 25 new schools...
Palestinians in Chicago Heed Global Call From Jerusalem for Mass Choirs Singing Mawtini, the Palestinian National Anthem
CHICAGO, IL - Hundreds of Palestinians and their supporters joined Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine as people across the...