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 
“America The Black Point of View” Wins Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) – America The Black Point of View: An Investigation and Study of The White People of America and...
Boulevard Lakefront Tour Returns August 23 for 30th Anniversary of Active Transportation Alliance
Chicago’s longest-running bike ride visits the city’s earliest parks, original boulevards, lakefront trail and the new 606 trail CHICAGO, IL...
Illinois EPA Statement on Clean Power Plan Final Rule
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois EPA Director Lisa Bonnett issued the following statement following President Obama’s announcement on the Clean Power...
Vice President Joe Biden’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Our task to protect the fundamental right to vote is as critical today as it was fifty years ago when...
State Education and Health Agencies Issue Reminder for Immunizations as Students Prepare for New School Year
August marks National Immunization Awareness Month SPRINGFIELD, IL — As students are preparing to head back to school, the Illinois...
Tell the Federal Reserve: Don’t Raise Interest Rates
Letters to Editors Petition to the Federal Reserve: "Don’t raise interest rates while many Americans are still struggling. Working families...
Governor Rauner Signs Juvenile Justice Reform Legislation
SPRINGFIELD, IL –Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) Director Candice Jones commended Governor Bruce Rauner for signing a package of...
The Congressional Black Caucus Recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of...
President Preckwinkle and Commissioner Garcia Announce New $500,000 Fund for Restorative Justice
Funding is meant to stop violence and provide alternatives to jail CHICAGO, IL - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...
Collins Votes to Release Federal Funds and Keep WIC Offices Open
Also funds cancer screenings, LIHEAP, job training, addiction services and more SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...