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 
Check Out the Charity Before Donating To Breast Cancer Awareness Month Causes, Says Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, IL -Â October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) and scammers are using emotional appeals to target their victims....
Let Silicon Valley Companies Know That Diversity is Key to Their Futures
By John Burnett This weekend, The New York Times published an editorial, "Silicon Valley's Diversity Problem", highlighting the abysmal record...
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood and Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw to be Honored at 18th Annual Black Perspectives Tribute and Gala
Prince-Bythewood to Receive The Chicago International Film Festival’s Artistic Achievement Award and Mbatha-Raw the Emerging Talent Award CHICAGO, IL –...
The Women’s Business Development Center Offers October Programs That Support and Accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
WBDC provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and...
College of DuPage Student Music Ensembles Showcased in Mid-Semester Concert at the McAninch Arts Center October 16
Works by Cedar Walton, Paul Simon, Franz Joseph Haydn and More Featured in Diverse Program of Pop, Jazz, Folk and...
Tell the Senate: Stand up to the NRA and Confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General now: Sign the petition
The NRA and the U.S. Ebola response. Sign the petition to the U.S. Senate: "You must stand up to the...
Gov. Quinn Proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Illinois
Special events planned throughout the state SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month†in...
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Issues Statement on Ebola
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck would like to reassure Illinoisans during this Ebola...
ISBE Honors Top Educators and School Personnel at Annual Those Who Excel Banquet in Normal
Illinois Teacher of the Year to be named Oct. 25 NORMAL, IL – State education officials will honor more than...
Simon on U.S. Supreme Court Decision: “…I look forward to marriage equality being enacted in all 50 of our United States.â€
Simon Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon issued the following statement supporting...