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 
ISBE to Kick Off Summer Meals program
Ensuring low-income students are well fed while school is out SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)...
34th Annual American Black Chiropractic Association Convention to be Held in Atlanta, June 25-27
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – The 34th Annual ABCA National Convention will be held at Life University in Atlanta, GA on...
Man Sentenced to Prison for Cigarette Smuggling in Champaign
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced that Lemont Baggett, 51,...
The Illinois Department of Public Health Urges Illinoisans to Take Precautions Against West Nile Virus
Illinois Department of Public Health offers tips for avoiding mosquito bites SPRINGFIELD, IL – As we start to see warmer...
New Black Invention Aims to Protect Children From Lawn Care Injuries
With a solution to protecting children and others during lawn maintenance, Safe Cut can be used in both home and...
Vietnam Veteran Confirmed as IDVA Assistant Director
SPRINGFIELD, IL – U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran Harry F. Sawyer, a 33-year state employee, was confirmed as the Assistant Director...
PARCC Test Will be Shorter, Easier to Administer Beginning Next School Year
PARCC states vote to simplify test administration and shorten test time while ensuring reliable results SPRINGFIELD, IL — The new...
Johnny Bench and Country Singer Kaley Caperton Launch PSA for National Guard Youth Foundation
New Video Highlights Alternative Program for High School Dropouts Watch PSA Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQHgkQ_h9cs&feature=youtu.be Alexandria, VA – Major League Baseball Hall...
Madigan Joins Federal, State Crackdown on Four Fake Cancer Charities
Madigan, FTC & States Allege Charities Bilked Over $187 Million from Donors CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
The Unexpected and Forgotten Face of HIV/AIDS
Great film at the Black Ensemble Theatre, Chicago native filmmaker – global subject Atlanta, GA. – The face of HIV/AIDS...