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 
Former White House Press Secretary James Brady, dies
James Brady, White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan has died. Brady was 73 years old. In an assassination...
National Urban League Supports FCC Efforts to Expand Diversity and Inclusion
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement on today's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision...
DC Prepares for National Summit on Non-Violence: Saturday August 23, 2014
Washington, DC - "Changing the Culture of Violence" is the theme of the 2nd National Summit on Non-Violence, sponsored by...
Kirk, Local Hispanic Pastors Launch Partnership to Support Immigrant Children in Illinois
Niños de Compasion to Unite Local Pastors with Children Awaiting Immigration and Reunification Process CHICAGO, IL – U.S. Senator Mark...
Governor Quinn Signs P.E. Improvement Bills
CHICAGO, IL - Governor Pat Quinn signed two important bills that will improve physical education (P.E.) in Illinois schools to...
State Senator Collins: New Task Force Will Keep Spotlight on Deficiencies in Care for Seniors
Group to study racial disparities, language barriers, urban/rural divide and more SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins...
State’s Attorney Alvarez Announces Top Management Appointment
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has appointed a new Chief of Staff in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office....
Attorney General Madigan Announces $1.5 Million for Pullman Affordable Housing Initiative
National Foreclosure Settlement Funding To Advance Neighborhood Rebuilding, Preservation Effort CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced...
Michigan Government Accused of Gender Discrimination
Michigan government agencies may discriminate on the basis of sex, i.e. "No woman should be making that kind of money"...
President Obama’s Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Help the Middle Class
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed the new monthly jobs report and the fact that our...