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 
5 Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr. You Probably Don’t Know
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon known for his influential speeches and his marches...
Urban League’s Morial: Repulsed by Officer’s Heinous Act
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NAACP Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Baltimore, Md. -- A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed Walter Scott, a 50-year-old unarmed African American...
New Analysis: State and Federal Prison Population Trends
Letters to Editors From: The Sentencing Project I'm writing to share a new analysis with you that reveals broad variation...
Former Police Officer Turned Community Activist Launches New “How To Survive Police Brutality†Workshop for Urban Teens
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Madigan to U.S. Dept. of Education: Cancel Loans of Corinthian Students
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Tom Burrell and Jay Levine to be Honored at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards
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Chinese American Service League to Hold Press Conference Today on Immediate and Future Impacts of IL Governor’s Budget Cuts
CHICAGO, IL – The Chinese American Service League (CASL) will be holding a press conference today, Thursday April 9th, at...
Pavement Reconstruction and Resurfacing, Bridge Repairs Highlight Cook County’s Annual Road Repair Program
Long-needed road reconstruction projects along with pavement resurfacing, bridge repair and improving drainage will mark Cook County’s 2015 road construction...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Presents its St. Jude Star Award to Celebrity Friends David and Tamela Mann
Stars of new Bounce TV series "Mann & Wife" launch PSA to help raise awareness for St. Jude Memphis, TN...