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 
Conviction Vacated in 1980 Murder
CHICAGO, IL – Calling new DNA results “extraordinarily compelling†evidence that “casts doubt on his involvement in the victim’s death,â€...
ReMARCs: Historic Effort to Reform Criminal Justice System Will Transform the Nation
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League This week, President Obama became the first sitting President to...
Chicago Youth Peace Walk: “Long Walk to Freedom: Making Peace Starts With Me”
Walk will be held Saturday, August 1st Chicago International Youth Peace Movement (CIYPM), Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, 33rd & H.O.M.E and...
President Obama and Congressional Black Caucus Statements on the Passing of Dr. George Cooper
President Barack Obama: Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. George Cooper, the Executive Director...
Illinois Department of Public Health Safety Tips for Heat
SPRINGFIELD, IL - With high temperatures expected over the next couple of days, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav...
Poetry Urges Readers to Find Their Own “Land of Oz”
Gold Vault of Poetry: Compelling, Eclectic New Book of Poetry Urges Readers to Find their Own “Land of Oz†Crafted...
Munger: Court Decision Allows Continued Processing of Payroll
Appellate Court vacates previous Cook County ruling CHICAGO, IL - Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger released the following statement Friday in...
Texas NAACP Statement on the Death of Sandra Bland
AUSTIN, Texas – According to the Waller County Sheriff's office and the Texas Department of Public Safety, Sandra Bland was...
Subcommittee on Public Higher Education Executive Compensation to Meet Today
SPRINGFIELD, IL – A legislative panel tasked with investigating costly administrative practices at our state’s public universities and community colleges...
Justice Tech: Making Jails and Prisons Work
By Ben Jealous President Obama's impassioned call for criminal justice reform at last week's NAACP national convention was the latest...