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 
New Book Showcases African American Motion Picture Pioneers
A Separate Cinema: 50 Years of Independent African American Filmmaking Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – A Separate Cinema: 50 Years...
Statement by President Obama on the Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
President Barack Obama: It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the death of Kayla Jean Mueller. On...
Madigan, Randolph County State’s Attorney Charge Drew Peterson for Solicitation of Murder
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy R. Walker filed a two-count criminal...
State’s Attorney Drops Prosecution of Nationally-Recognized Wrongful Conviction Case
Tyrone Hood Cleared After 21 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment CHICAGO, IL –  The Cook County State’s Attorney's office today vacated...
Ald. Burnett Transforms 27th Ward Into a Diamond in the Rough
Foes want to take it away By Chinta Strausberg Born in the shadows of Chicago’s Rockwell Garden housing development and...
Union Bank Celebrates Black History Month Paying Tribute to African American History Makers
Engaging new videos highlight African American legends in fashion, aerospace and technology and the young trailblazers they inspired LOS ANGELES,...
“Black Lives Matter!” Our Attitude Toward the Elections in Chicago
From the Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression What are the mayoral and aldermanic elections really about? There are...
Black Youth Project 100 – Chicago Chapter Will Join Communities United in Calling for Chicago Mayoral Candidates to End the Criminalization of Young Chicagoans
CHICAGO, IL– In the City of Chicago, Black people are 15 times more likely than White people to be arrested...
FOID Mental Health Reporting System Receives Thousands of Reports in First Year
Nearly 1300 Clinicians and Qualified Examiners Register in Year One SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) ...
R&B Group From Brooklyn Releases New E.P. “Life As We Know It†– A Clever Mix of R&B, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Soul
The Seal Breakers latest release features an ingenious display of styles from the Golden Age of R&BÂ - all the way...