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 
Free Meal Program Continues Across Illinois During Summer Vacation
More than 2,100 sites serving free breakfast and lunch SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that...
Madigan urges Department of Defense to strengthen protections for servicemembers targeted by predatory lenders
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to strengthen regulations under the...
Parents of closing school lead voter registration drive and rally in an effort to defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel
CHICAGO, IL – Parents and students of Sexton Elementary School, a Woodlawn School slated for closure, will rally at 61st...
Robert L. Johnson and Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. announce Alliance to End Payday Lending, lower minority consumer debt, and promote financial education
Agreement supports RLJ Financials' Plan to provide viable alternative to Payday Lending for consumers in need of short term and...
Man receives 35-year prison sentence for murder of teen in 2009 case
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a 2009 gang-related shooting that left a16 year-old...
The Official Post Awards Party hosted by Chris Brown
 ZING Vodka Presents: "The Party-After" Hosted by Chris Brown Featuring DJ Nick Cannon post BET Awards 2013, June 30,...
One Month Down: Red Line South Reconstruction Project Proceeding On Time and On Budget
Alternative service providing smooth commutes As the Red Line South reconstruction project marks the completion of the first month of...
Topinka calls on Illinoisans to join cancer research effort
 Comptroller joins Cancer Society to promote CPS-3  CHICAGO, IL - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined representatives and volunteers...
Former American Slaves’ words revealed in Juneteenth Books
 Discount Prices during Juneteenth Week Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In the 1930s, thousands of formerly enslaved African-American elders dictated their full...
First man convicted of sex trafficking in Cook County facing trafficking charges again
 Young woman transported from Minnesota against her will to work in the sex trade A Chicago man previously convicted...