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 
Two Free Panel Discussions Explore Issues of Race, Gender, Art
Speakers to discuss themes related to Block exhibit, “Wangechi Mutu: A Fantastic Journey†Prominent scholars and Chicago-based artists to analyze...
Illinois Department of Public Health Issues Ebola Safety Guidance
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck provided further guidance on Illinois’ Ebola safety...
Lt. Gov. Simon Presents $10,000 Verizon Donation for Domestic Violence Prevention
Verizon HopeLine cell phone drive helps domestic violence survivors CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon brought her office’s...
Singer-Songwriter Livingston Taylor Opens Club Mac’s 2014-2015 Season With Concerts Nov. 14 & 15
GLEN ELLYN, IL –McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage opens its 2014-2015 Club MAC season with concerts by...
Miss Earth Congo 2015 National Competition to Take Place in Charlotte, NC on July 8-31, 2015
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Ms. Mukon Ngoyi, the Miss Earth Congo National Director, along with Mr. Miguel Lagado, the Miss Earth...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights Advocates Call for Support in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and various advocates for the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights, also known...
Pastor Gerald Sconyers Throws Hat in Crowded Mayoral Ring
Time for new generation to bring fairness By Chinta Strausberg Born on the West Side of Chicago and raised in...
Disenfranchisement News: Civil Rights Commission Reports CAll for Reform
Disenfranchisement News From The Sentencing Project Tennessee and Florida are two of eleven states that restrict people with felony convictions...
Credo Action: Tell Democratic Senators Sitting on Campaign Cash: Help us Save the Senate; Sign The Petition
Letters to Editors Becky Bond, CREDO Action These Democratic Senators could cost us the Senate To Senators Max Baucus, Evan...
Tapping into the Power of Women Entrepreneurs
By Marc Morial President & CEO, National Urban League Each month, I discuss the monthly U.S. Department of Labor jobs...