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 
Weichai America Prepares to Open Technology Development and Testing Campus in Cook County
One of the world’s largest diesel manufacturers will set up its North American headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL Weichai Group,...
Don’t Allow Legislators to Roll Back the Rights We’ve Fought For: Join the NAACP Today
Enroll at: http://action.naacp.org/740-Strong Peacefully protesting citizens threatened by a militarized police force. Young men and women detained, arrested, and shot...
Kirk and 30 Senators Send Letter to Secretary Kerry Warning Against Unacceptable Nuclear Concessions to Iran
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and 30 Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry...
President Obama and the First Lady to Travel to New York for the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Washington, DC – Tomorrow, September 23, the President and the First Lady will travel to New York City for the...
President of Heartland Alliance to Step Down in Summer 2015
Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn, president of Heartland Alliance, today announced his plan to retire after 35 years of service to...
Occupy Chicago Will Hold Overnight Protest at Jackson & LaSalle on Movement’s Third Anniversary
Demonstrators return to the heart of the financial district to call out continued inequality, corporate domination, political corruption, and U.S....
Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Hosts Ideas Workshop “Charrette†to Gather Insight on Potential Mixed-Use Redevelopment of Old Cook County Hospital Building
What should happen to the old Cook County Hospital? The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, in partnership with the...
Tell Rush Limbaugh’s Advertisers: Stop Supporting Rush Limbaugh’s Attacks on Women – Sign The Petition
Tell Rush Limbaugh's advertisers: "Rush Limbaugh’s assertion that ‘sometimes no means yes’ is an attack on all women, including women...
The Chicago International Film Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Great Cinema With Revivals and Special Appearances
Oliver Stone, Michael Moore and Taylor Hackford to Present Festival Favorites CHICAGO, IL – The 50th Chicago International Film Festival...
Atlanta Walk for Black Breast Cancer Survivors
African American breast cancer survivors "Stop The Silence®"! ATLANTA, GA (BlackNews.com) -- Sisters Network Atlanta Southern Region Chapter, a non-profit...