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 
Selma Is Now
From: Cornell William Brooks President and CEO, NAACP Fifty years ago this week, hundreds of courageous men and women were...
My Brother’s Keeper Task Force: One-Year Progress Report to the President
On February 27, 2014, President Barack Obama launched “My Brother’s Keeper†(MBK) and issued a powerful call to action to...
Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries
The Office of the State Fire Marshal Reminds Residents to Change Their Smoke Alarm Batteries as Clocks are Set Forward...
Great Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington Keeps His Legacy Alive
Great Granddaughter of Booker T. Washington rises up to create positive change! Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In addition to Women's History...
International Working Women’s Day Chicago Rally!
Join FURIE Chicago for a rally at the Haymarket Memorial followed by a march to Union Park. CHICAGO, IL –...
County Board President Preckwinkle: Snuffing Out Illegal Cigarettes Means More Revenue for County
Beneath floorboards, concealed by hidden compartments, behind false walls accessed by garage door openers, Cook County Department of Revenue (DOR)...
Dr. Gail C. Christopher Receives Distinguished Terrance Keenan Leadership Award from Grantmakers in Health
AUSTIN, Texas. -Dr. Gail C. Christopher, vice president for policy and senior advisor for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), today...
Attorney General Holder’s Update on Investigations in Ferguson, Missouri
Attorney General Holder Delivers Update: Good afternoon. I would like to take the next few moments to address the two...
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) Responds to DOJ Report on the Ferguson Police Department
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and CBC Members held a press...
Kirk Supports Strong, Bipartisan Path to Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Threat
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement on the need for Congress to take a strong,...