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 
International Civil Rights Center & Museum Announces Plans for Pride of HBCU Exhibit
Greensboro, NC (BlackNews.com) -- In July 2015, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) announced plans to launch a...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Keynote Address at the 106th NAACP Annual Convention Freedom Fund Dinner
Thank you, President Brooks, for that kind introduction and for your outstanding leadership of this distinguished organization. I also want...
June Jobs in Illinois Decrease -7,500
Illinois Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.9 percent CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that Illinois’...
Dunkin Helps Bring Happy Hour Back to Illinois
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, joined a bipartisan group of legislators to witness the governor’s signing...
Congressional Tri-Caucus Statement on Senate Passage of the Every Child Achieves Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education...
New TV Platform Supports Marginalized Artists
OPEN TV: SUPPORT FOR INDIE ARTISTS New Web series platform challenges traditional television Creates opportunities for artists traditionally marginalized by...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chicago Discovers Invasive Beetles in Travelers’ Luggage
CHICAGO, IL — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at the O’Hare International Airport recently identified multiple Khapra...
Rauner Administration Continues to Block Inquiry Into Nearly $4 Million of Taxpayer-Funded Salaries
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In another snub to Illinois taxpayers, Gov. Bruce Rauner and his administration on Wednesday again refused to...
Governor Cuomo Delivers Remarks at NAACP Annual Convention in Philadelphia
Transcript: New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Good morning to all of you. First, to Karen Boykin-Towns, she is a...
Senator Collins Votes to Override Gov. Rauner’s Budget Vetoes, Pay State Workers, Fund Essential Services
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) issued the following statement on budget action in the...