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 
Tough Standards, Diversity are Key Assets for the U. S. Military
By Jamie Barnett, Retired Rear Adm. America's Wire Writers Group This month (July) marks the 65th anniversary of President Harry...
Emmett and Trayvon: How Racial Prejudice Has Changed in the Last 60 Years
Part Two of an Eleven-Part Series, Race in America - Past and Present           By Elijah Anderson...
Don’t fret … The Zimmerman case is not over! The Chief Judge, God, got this one!
 By Rev. Harold E. Bailey President of Probation Challenge/PCC Broadcast Network  Remember the scripture telling us that there...
Online car sales increases scam potential, warns Better Business Bureau
CHICAGO, IL - Today there are an increasing number of consumers purchasing cars online. With that there is an increasing...
Why does this keep happening to us?
From First Americans to Trayvon Martin By Dr. David Imhotep Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- What would the first Americans think of...
Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair
In a few short weeks, Republicans from throughout the state will meet in Springfield to celebrate Republican Day. On Wednesday,...
Simon announces updated Rural Development Resource Guide
New guide will help residents in rural communities access government services  CARBONDALE, IL – As chair of the Governor’s Rural...
Sec’y of State Jesse White awards more than $5 million in Adult Literacy Grants
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded nearly $5.5 million in FY14 Adult Literacy Grants to...
President Obama: “As a country, we’ve recovered faster and gone further than most other advanced nations in the worldâ€
Remarks by the President on the Economy – Knox College, Galesburg, IL, 7/24/13 (Speech in its entirety)  THE PRESIDENT: ...
Madigan, ILGOP respond to President Obama’s speech on economy
CHICAGO, IL – While Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said she was “encouraged to hear President Obama discuss his plans...