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 
Youth Depression Thrives on Silence – California Data Show Shocking Impact of Mental Disorders
New America Media By Anna Challet When Amber Cavarlez was in high school and her mother died of colon cancer,...
Kirk’s TRIA Legislation Passes Full Senate
Schumer/Kirk Bill Protects Taxpayers from Financial Risk in Event of a Terrorist Attack WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)...
President Obama’s Remarks on Foreign Policy
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room President Barack Obama: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to briefly discuss the important actions...
June Unemployment Rate in Illinois Falls to 7.1 Percent as State Adds 6,000 Jobs
Lowest Rate Since October 2008 CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois unemployment rate fell in June for the fourth consecutive month...
Viewing and Discussion of Anita Hill: Speaking Truth to Power
Screening of documentary that chronicles Anita Hill’s groundbreaking sexual harassment testimony, followed by a speak out, August 5, 2014 at...
Educate Yourself about Student Loan Programs to Avoid Scams, Says BBB
CHICAGO, IL -Â The excitement and promise of attending college and getting a degree too often turn into heartache and...
Teamwork Englewood Announces New Executive Director
Teamwork Englewood (TWE), lead agency for LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program and a catalyst for positive change in the Englewood...
Traveling Back in Time: 1994 Crime Confab Attracts Leaders Seeking Community “Solution”
By Chinta Strausberg & Rev. Harold E. Bailey Let's travel back in time. Can God do it again? In July...
Neilsen Expands Communications Leadership Team With Key Media Relations Hire
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Nielsen announced that Andrew McCaskill has joined Nielsen as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. He...
Father Pfleger Blasts GOP’s Use of ‘Circus Tactics’ in Feds Probe of Youth Program
“Don’t play games with our children’ By Chinta Strausberg Defending Gov. Pat Quinn’s embattled Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI) being probed...