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 
In the Midst of Grief, Loss of NYPD Officer Prompts Examination of Sentencing Options
NEW YORK -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to...
Congressional Black Caucus and Joint Economic Committee Democrats Hold Public Forum and Press Conference in New York
The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community Congressional Black Caucus and Joint Economic Committee Democrats...
House Passes Kirk-Heitkamp Ex-Im Reform Bill with Supermajority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement after the House passed, with a supermajority of...
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week October 25-31, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Bruce Rauner has issued a proclamation declaring that Illinois will observe National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention...
No Judgment Allowed: Uplifting New Book of Poems & Essays Captures Life Eternal Struggles; Giving Readers Hope & Solace to Emerge Victorious
Masterfully crafted from the life and experiences of Antwanette Howard, ‘No Judgment Allowed: Poems and Essays’ is sad, inspiring and...
National Afrikan Amerikan Family Reunion Association Launches Campaign to End Poverty in Black Communities
Mound Bayou, MS (BlackNews.com) -- Whenever the Afrikan born in Amerika sets out to accomplish anything significant, it becomes historic....
ICYMI: ‘Stop the Cops to Fund Black Futures’
Over 60 Black and allied organizers arrested for shutdown of IACP Conference CHICAGO 10/25 – On Saturday, October 24th,...
Local Police Association Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary With MSNBC Political Analyst Michael Eric Dyson
Black Police Association of Greater Dallas to Host Building Bridges, Enabling Opportunities 40th Anniversary Gala Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) -- The...
Race & Justice News: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South
From: The Sentencing Project Diversity Latinos Underrepresented Among California State Prosecutors According to a report by the Stanford Criminal Justice...
Congressional Black Caucus Applauds the Federal Communications Commission’s Decision to Cap Rates of Prison Phone Calls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus applauds the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lower rates for...