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 
NAACP Justice Tour Begins in El Paso, Texas, and will traverse the South, West, Midwest and East
From Cornell William Brooks President and CEO NAACP “If there is no struggle, there is no progress….This struggle may be...
“Join The Rebirth!” Detroit Weekend of Service From October 10-11, 2014
Local Detroit presidents and volunteers from across the country team up for a city-wide volunteer event to help revitalize community...
Dr. Ray Allen Berryhill to Head Two Racially Diverse Congregations
Historic installation is Sunday By Chinta Strausberg In an expanded move towards racial reconciliation, Rev. Dr. Ray Allen Berryhill, Senior...
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Announces Leadership Transition and Vision for Major Campus Expansion
Ensemble Member and Tony Award-Winning Director Anna D. Shapiro to become Artistic Director in fall 2015; Steppenwolf Managing Director David...
Tell Congress: We MUST protect our vote – Sign The Petition
The voting rights of millions of Americans were made more vulnerable by the Supreme Court's devastating ruling in Shelby County,...
Chicago Man Honored as Illinois Veteran of the Month
Jaime P. Pesongco, as a young man in the Philippines joined U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in...
Illinois to Receive Nearly $2 Million in Federal Grants to Bolster School Safety
Program puts focus on comprehensive efforts, mental health services SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois will receive nearly $2 million in federal...
Purged U of I Professor Steven Salaita to Speak at 5 Area Campuses Next Week
CHICAGO, IL – Palestinian-American professor Steven Salaita, who was fired from his tenured job at the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana over...
NAACP Statement on the Michael Dunn Verdict
BALTIMORE, M.D. – Florida jurors found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old...
Senior Pastor Ray Berryhill and Apostle David Rivera Join Forces to Create a Dynamic Urban Church Representing More Than 50 Nations
Alderman Ray Suarez, Congressman Danny Davis, Illinois Secretary of State jesse White and other political and community notables to attend...