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 
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Speaks on the Verdict in the Trayvon Martin Case and Stand Your Grounds Laws
"A call for peace is in order and there remains an imperative for civil action," said NCBW national president M....
A film to help move past fear of talking about race
"Racial Taboo" Uses History, Comedy and Candid Interviews to Help Viewers Have a Meaningful Conversation About Race Wilmington, NC (BlackNews.com)...
Astor House tenants plead for judge’s assistance
As the situation grows more desperate in Rogers Park's Astor House building, tenants will gather outside the Daley Center on...
ICON MANN Luncheon hosted by David Oyelowo and Blair Underwood was a huge success
After finding out the shocking results of the Trayvon Martin verdict, the men of ICON MANN are more committed than...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests $1.2 million in BCT Partners and Frontline Solutions to improve the health & success of young men of color
  Newark, NJ (BlackNews.com) -- BCT Partners and Frontline Solutions announced today that they have been awarded $1.2 million to...
Institute of the Black World (IBW) calls for economic sanctions against Florida
Group seeks justice in memory of Trayvon Martin  New York -The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW),...
Mandela’s illness exposes little end-of-life planning in modern world
 New America Media By Viji Sundaram PALO ALTO, Calif. – For weeks now, the media has been pouring out...
U.S. Senator Kirk coordinates comprehensive, bipartisan effort to fight dangerous gangs in Illinois and across America
Senate Appropriations Committee Moves to Ramp Up National Gang Strategy; Justice Department Funding Bill Takes on Gangs of National Significance,...
Playwright invites all to express their feelings about Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till
Janet Langhart Cohen Would Like You to Join Her to Express Your Reflections On Racism To Honor Trayvon Martin and...
Summer program unites youth and lifelong learners who commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington; Free Public Showcase August 12
CHICAGO, IL -  “Remixing the March,†Goodman Theatre’s year-long commemoration of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,...