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 
Pfleger to Pols: ‘I Will Not be Bought by Any Politician’
Protest plan for Tuesday By Chinta Strausberg Saying the world we live in has been compromised and one that is...
Governor Rauner Activates State Incident Response Center in Springfield
State agencies ready to assist as blizzard conditions strike Chicago area SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Rauner activated the State Incident...
AP Randolph Pullman Porter Museum to Honor Two Legends With Gentle Warrior Awards
The historic AP Randolph Pullman Porter Museum will honor two Chicago legends with the A. Philip Randolph Gentle Warrior Award. ...
Loretta Lynch for U.S. Attorney General!
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League This week, Senate confirmation hearings were held for President Obama’s nomination...
Illinois Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2 Percent
CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 6.2 percent in December. Nonfarm payroll employment gained...
Racially Profiled Youth to File Lawsuit Against City of Chicago
Community Groups Stand Behind Arrested Affordable Care Act Canvassers, Demand Protection of Constitutional Rights CHICAGO, IL - On Tuesday, February...
Citizens to Elect Susan Sadlowski Garza Suspend Campaign Activities & Puts Community First!
The Susan Sadlowski Garza campaign for 10th Ward Alderman was put on hold during Sunday's winter storm. Instead of talking to the...
Illinois State Board of Education Seeks Sponsors/Sites for Summer Food Programs
Programs ensure low-income students are well fed when school is out SPRINGFIELD, IL – The thermometer might suggest otherwise, but...
“Whistling Vivaldi†Author to Speak at Northwestern
Claude Steele to deliver one book one Northwestern Keynote Acclaimed author of “Whistling Vivaldi†to discuss the unexpected effects of...
Submit Entries for the 2015 Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
From New America Media A special invitation from NAM partner The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford： Deadline: March...