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 
Counterprotest will tell ‘Stand With Israel’ rally: “Stop excusing Israeli atrocities.â€
Coalition for Justice in Palestine Organizers put thousands on Chicago streets Sunday to oppose Israeli bombardment of Gaza -- and...
Collins to make inquiries into termination of Simeon’s electrical program
“What our young people need most is hope for the future, and vocational programs provide that hope for many students.â€...
Staff Changes in the Office of the Vice President
WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of the Vice President announced that Melanie Kaye, Director of Communications to Dr. Jill Biden...
Stop Deplorable Conditions at Ohio and Michigan Prisons
Action Alert! Inmates don't need luxury in prisons, but they need to be treated like people. Serving them maggot-infested food...
President Obama Applauds New Commitments in Support of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative: FACT SHEET
“That’s what ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ is all about. Helping more of our young people stay on track. Providing the support...
Illinois Violence Prevention Task Force to Meet to Discuss Strategies to Curb Youth Violence
CHICAGO, IL – The Violence Prevention Task Force (VPTF) will hear presentations addressing gun violence from two community advocacy groups...
NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock’s Address to the 105th NAACP Annual Convention: Full Text
My name is Roslyn M. Brock, and I’m all in for justice and equality. The theme of this year’s convention...
College Changes Everything Conference Highlights Collaborative Efforts to Get Illinois Students To and Through College
DEERFIELD, IL – On Thursday, July 17, Illinois education, government and non-profit leaders converged in Tinley Park near Chicago to...
Washington Business Journal Names Robert R. Hagans Jr. 2014 CFO of the Year Awards Honoree
Washington, D.C. -Washington Business Journal has selected AARP Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Robert R. Hagans Jr. to...
Probation Challenge Celebrates 35 Years of Helping Thousands of Men and Women Filtering Through the Criminal Justice System; Education and Training is the Key
Please Lend Your Support to this Much-Needed Organization with a Passion for Helping Troubled Youth (A Message from Juanita Bratcher...