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 
Hip Hop Artist Drizzy D.R.O Creates Freestyle Hotline and Draws Thousands of Fans Worldwide
< Birmingham, AL (BlackNews.com) – Hip Hop artist and entrepreneur, Drizzy "Press/ Play" D.R.O. is more than just a rapper....
Chicago Trauma Center Protesters to Camp Outside University of Chicago President’s House Before Obama Library Decision
Before Obama Library decision is finalized - Chicago activists take demand for trauma center to homes of Obama Library Chair...
State Rep. Ford Passes Bipartisan Measure to Reform Cook County Bail System
SPRINGFIELD, IL – To reduce the negative impact of the criminal justice system in Cook County on low income individuals...
New Roseland Community Hospital CEO Speaks at Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Summit in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Â New Roseland Community Hospital President and CEO Tim Egan spoke Tuesday at the 12th Annual Leadership Summit on...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Recognizes Crime Victims
In honor of National Crime Victims Rights Week, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez hosted a ceremony recognizing four surviving...
NAACP Strongly Support the Decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to Investigate the Incidents That Led to the Death of Freddie Gray
NAACP Statement on DOJ’s Decision to Investigate Death of Freddie Gray BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Department of Justice has...
Kirk-Feinstein Amendment to Stop Online Advertisers like Backpage.com Passes Senate
Bipartisan SAVE Act Passed 97-2 and Would Make it Unlawful to Knowingly Advertise Sex with a Minor WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
State Rep. Ken Dunkin Assigned to Budget Oversight Panel
Dunkin to Review Rauner’s Cuts as Member of House Budget Oversight Panel SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Rep. Ken Dunkin,...
State Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Measure to Restore Critical Social Services
Senate approves legislation reinstating Rauner’s “Good Friday†cuts SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) is...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Announces Sweeping Reforms to Cook County Drug Policies
New Initiative Designed to Address Drug Epidemic as a Public Health Issue Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez  announced the...