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 
State Senator Cunningham: Report Details Compensation Abuses, Administrative Bloat at State Colleges and Universities
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Months of work by members of the media and the Illinois General Assembly have culminated in a...
The Women’s Business Development Center Offers June Programs That Support and Accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
WBDC provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and...
Attorney General Madigan Announces $6 Million Settlement With Credit Reporting Agencies
Settlement Implements Significant Changes at Equifax, Experian & TransUnion CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a $6...
Black Youth Project 100 Chicago Rally to End Police Violence against Black Women and Girls
CHICAGO, IL – Members of Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter will hold a rally to demand the Chicago...
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus: Don’t Forget Our Youth When Drafting the Budget
SPRINGFIELD, IL – A recent study conducted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab revealed that summer youth employment initiatives...
House Committee Approves Dunkin Legislation Fighting Discriminatory Employment Practices
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin, D-Chicago, passed a bill out of a House committee this week that...
NAACP to Monitor Myrtle Beach for Discriminatory Practices During Black Bike Week
MYRTLYE BEACH, S.C. -- For the ninth year, the NAACP will conduct Operation Bike Week Justice to monitor discriminatory practices...
Marc Morial on “Policing Strategies” for the 21st Century
Statement of Marc H. Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) before the House Judiciary Committee on “Policing...
Kirk Applauds House Passage of His Anti-Trafficking Legislation to Stop Online Advertisers like Backpage.com
SAVE Act Makes it Unlawful to Knowingly Advertise Sex with a Minor Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Now Heads...
President Obama Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Head Start
President Barack Obama Statement: For millions of families, Head Start has been a lifeline. And for millions of kids, it’s been...