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 
Youth Depression a ‘Tough Pill’ for Indian American Parents to Swallow
New America Media First Person, Viji Sundaram Editor’s Note: As in other immigrant communities, open discussion of mental health issues...
ISBE to Recognize Exemplary Educators October 25 at `Those Who Excel’ Banquet
Outstanding Early Career Educator Named NORMAL, IL – More than 230 educators and school staff members will be recognized later...
Jesse White Announces Discovery of the 1840 Menard County Census
Abraham Lincoln acquaintances listed in census Illinois Secretary of State and State Archivist Jesse White announced that his office has...
New Book Explores the Story of Jocko Graves – An Unsung and Forgotten African American Child Hero
Waymon E. LeFall's new book, "Jocko: A Long Way from Home Down Under", is an intriguing journey through myth and...
Beth Reese and Dr. Wayne Watson to Chair Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2015 Ball
Prominent Co-Chairs Come Together to Raise Critical Funds for the Nation’s Most Diverse Orchestra CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Sinfonietta, the...
“Juanita’s Perspectives”: African Americans Must Turnout in Numbers for the 2014 Midterm Elections
By Juanita Bratcher Author, Publisher & CEO, CopyLine Magazine There is strength in numbers and the whole idea should...
Shropshire University Adds Online Graduate Degree in Multicultural Relations, Among Others
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- With the demand for quality affordable education increasing, Shropshire University, a new online university, adds...
Preckwinkle Appoints New Leadership for Bureau of Administration, Justice Advisory Council
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced the appointment of Martha A. Martinez as Chief Administrative Officer and Lanetta...
‘Souls to the Polls’ Made a Big Hit in Chicago
By Chinta Strausberg With the General Election just two-weeks away, a diverse, interfaith coalition of more than 600 people made...
Illinois Receives $1.6 million Federal Grant to Address Underage Drinking
Funding will help communities plan and deliver strategies to reduce underage drinking SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Human...