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 Rep. Lilly Advances Measure to Reduce Recidivism in Prisons
SPRINGFIELD, IL–As part of her efforts to curb the rate of recidivism in Illinois, state Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, is...
Attorney General Lynch Condemns the “Senseless Acts of Violence” by Some Individuals in Baltimore
Attorney General Loretta Lynch released the following statement on the situation in Baltimore, Maryland: “I condemn the senseless acts of...
NAACP Calls for Peaceful Protests in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD -- In light of the unrest in Baltimore, the NAACP released the following statement: From Cornell William Brooks,...
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield in Response to Rioting in Baltimore, Maryland
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued the following statement in...
Local Organizers to Hold a Baltimore Solidarity Demonstration Today in Chicago
Chicago Emergency Action in Solidarity with Baltimore CHICAGO, IL – Local organizers are calling for a solidarity demonstration with the...
Second Part of the New PARCC Exam Begins This Week
Students will take the End-of-Year portion of the PARCC assessment through late May SPRINGFIELD, IL — The testing window for...
Metropolitan Tenants Organization to Present Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr., 27th Ward, With Housing Champion Award
Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr. will be presented with a Housing Champion Award at MTO's Celebrating the Movement event on Monday,...
BBB Warns Donors to Look For Potential Nepal Earthquake Scams
CHICAGO, IL - As the number of victims who have died continues to rise following the devastating earthquake in Nepal...
Representative Scott Drury, Senator Kwame Raoul, Senator Jacqueline Collins & Senator Patricia Van Pelt to be Honored
Lawmakers behind eye witness identification reform receive one of FDLA's "20 for 20" honors House Bill 802 aimed to curb...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Swearing-In by Vice President Joe Biden
Washington, DC United States Monday, April 27, 2015 As I look out over all of you gathered here today, my...