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 
A House Divided: Part Three of an Eleven-Part Series on Race in America – Past and Present
     By Thomas J. Sugrue  Why do middle-class Blacks have far less wealth than Whites at...
Hunger Strike for Healthcare issues August 1, 2013 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Mission
An Open Letter to Illinois legislators and administrators from the Moratorium on Deportations Campaign To Illinois Legislators and administrators of UIC Medical...
The Workers Center for Racial Justice will host a forum on Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated Black Workers with the Governor’s Office Wednesday, August 7th at Salaam
CHICAGO, IL – The Workers Center for Racial Justice (WCRJ), a community-based group that organizes unemployed, low wage and formerly incarcerated...
Getting on Track
 By William Spriggs President Obama has kicked off a series of talks to America's working families on the economy....
ABC 7 presents live broadcast of Bud Billiken Parade Saturday, August 10th
Live broadcast begins at 10:00 a.m., co-host by ABC 7's Cheryl Burton, Jim Rose and Hosea Sanders ABC 7 broadcasts...
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Guidelines Set for 2013-14 School Year
Illinois has seen increase in children eligible for free and reduced lunch The Illinois State Board of Education established its...
Top 2013/2014 Government Internships for Minority Students
 Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Every year, thousands of local and federal government agencies offer internships to college graduates. Some are...
Mobile Rail management fires two IWW Organizers – Workers will respond
(Letters to Editors -Â From IWW) On Friday the 26th, Management at Mobile Rail Solutions fired Eric and Dwayne, two non-CDL...
‘Fierce Women of Faith’ Declares ‘State of Emergency’
 Vows to find answers to violence By Chinta Strausberg As the daily body bag count continues to rise in...
The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal promotes public awareness to prevent electrical burn incidents
 Electrical Burns can be Prevented  SPRINGFIELD, IL – “Electrical injuries and fires are preventable if adults are proactive...