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 
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Strengthen Federal Youth Justice Law
From: Marc Mauer The Sentencing Project We applaud the bipartisan introduction of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (S.1169)...
Criminal Charges Against Six Baltimore Police Officers in Freddie Gray’s Death
By Juanita Bratcher Saying Freddie Gray's arrest was "illegal" and his death a "homicide", Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby...
Congressional Black Caucus Responds to Charges Filed Against Six Police Officers in the Death of Freddie Gray
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in...
NAACP Statement on Charges Against Officers in Freddie Gray’s Death
BALTIMORE, MD — Six Baltimore police officers face criminal charges ranging from assault to second-degree murder in the death of...
Justice Department Announces $20 Million in Funding to Support Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program
The Department of Justice announced a $20 million Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Partnership Program to respond to the immediate needs...
Prediction: Winner of Mayweather- Pacquiao Fight is Social Media Voting
Prediction: Winner of Mayweather- Pacquiao Fight is Social Media Voting By Mike Green When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao square...
Madigan, Illinois Poison Center Issue Alert to Dangerous Form of Synthetic Drugs
Attorney General, Illinois Poison Center Warn Illinoisans to Spike in ER visits & Death Due to Synthetic Drugs CHICAGO, IL...
NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock Pens Open Letter to Baltimore Mayor
Baltimore, MD: Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman NAACP National Board of Directors, penned the following open letter to Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake:...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents 25th Anniversary Rhythm World
Tap and Percussive Dance Festival Comes Home July 6-August 2 Tony Award Winner Tommy Tune Performs July 30 Presented in...
“March to College”: Chip-Timed 5k Race And Nation’s Only K-12 College Fair — Thursday, 5/7/15 in Grant Park
"March to College" 5K and All-ÂAges College Fair Thursday, May 7, 2015 @ Grant Park, Chicago Establishes College-Bound Expectation for...