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 
Madigan: Macoupin County Arrest in Child Pornography Operation
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against a Macoupin County man on multiple counts of possessing...
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts; Also Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Franklin R....
Senate Adopts Collins’ Resolution Urging Return of Title to Jackie Robinson West
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) sponsored a resolution, which the Senate adopted, strongly urging...
Kirk-Brown Budget Amendment to Immediately Impose Sanctions on Iran Passes Senate Unanimously
Senate Agrees Iranian Regime Must Be Accountable If It Cheats on Nuclear Agreements WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) celebrated...
Bigger than Hoops, L.A. Based Youth-Basketball Program Honors Over 40 Middle School Student Athletes
By Nickey Woods, M.Ed. Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Ryan Silver, president of Earl Watson...
Howard Saffold and Harold Winston to be Honored Among First Defense Legal Aid’s “20 for 20″
Howard Saffold, a founding FDLA Board Member and 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), led change from within...
Dan Ponce and Ji Suk Yi to Host 51st Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards
CHICAGO, IL - The 51st International Film Festival Television Awards, now in its 51st year, announced that Ji Suk Yi...
Study: Undocumented Immigrants Relying on ‘Luck’ to Stay Healthy
New America Media By Viji Sundaram BERKELEY, Calif. – Undocumented immigrants’ ability to stay healthy might come down to a...
Chicago Police Department Hit For Hiding Records About Officers Engaged in Perjury and Other Misconduct
State's Attorney Alvarez Shields Dirty Cops From Prosecution, Says Suit CHICAGO, IL – A civil rights attorney here filed suit...
VIDEO: Kirk Amendment Holds Iranian Regime Accountable
Kirk Displays Names of 290 American Citizens Murdered by Iran-Sponsored Hezbollah Terrorists WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)...