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 
Governor Quinn Announces State Support for AKHAN Semiconductor Expansion in Illinois
Company Considers Gurnee as Headquarters for High-Tech Job Growth CHICAGO, IL — Governor Pat Quinn announced that his administration will...
Rosa Parks Memorabilia to be Displayed at Library of Congress for Next Ten Years
Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute Commend the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Detroit, MI (BlackNews.com) -- Elaine Eason-Steele, Co-founder of the...
Will Ferguson Be a Tipping Point for National Black Youth Voter Turnout?
By Khalil Abdullah WASHINGTON, D.C. (New America Media) - A week before National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, September 23, civil...
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
President Barack Obama sent the following nominations to the Senate: Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be...
ISBE Announces More Than 200 Illinois Schools to Participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
$5.18 Million Awarded for the 2014-15 School Year SPRINGFIELD, IL —Students from Cairo to Chicago will have access to free...
For Once, Let’s Have a Real Discussion About Domestic Abuse
By Devin Robinson Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- I firmly believe that women and men are equal. Get that? Equal. But if...
Rogers Park Residents Call on Bank to Donate ‘Community House’ to Nonprofit Land Trust
Community members in Rogers Park are rallying to stop the eviction of the Calvillo-Ortiz family and preserve what has become...
Lt. Governor Donates Books to Du Quoin Schools
Hundreds of books donated during Du Quoin State Fair will go to students DuQUOIN – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon...
The McAninch Arts Center Presents “Oktoberfest With A New Philharmonic Twist” October 11-12
Popular Works by German Composers, Sing-Alongs and a Pre-Show Oktoberfest Dinner with Oom-Pah Band Combine for a Good Natured Celebration...
Disenfranchisement News: Florida ACLU Defends Voting Rights in Jail
(From The Sentencing Project) Florida Voting Rights in Jail The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida recently sent letters to...