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 Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression submits Document on Police Crimes to UNHRC
In December 2012, the Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression (CAARPR) submitted a document to the UN Human Rights...
Unemployment Numbers show that unemployment is still high – and higher for African Americans
By Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO of the NAACP Â Coming the day after the 45th anniversary of the...
Madigan, Attorneys General urge Congress to act on Immigration Reform
CHICAGO, IL — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was joined by a bipartisan group of 34 other state and territorial...
Jesse White’s Legislation strengthening GDL Law approved by House
Requires people ages 18-20 who do not take driver education to complete a 6-hour training course before applying for a...
49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards to Present Leo Burnett with Commitment to Excellence Award
CHICAGO, IL – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival are pleased to announce that the 49th Chicago International Film...
Illinois Lt. Governor Simon rallies in support of equal pay
 Equal Pay Day underscores pay inequality based on gender  CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon rallied...
Youth are presently under an educational attack with jails and prisons waiting in the wings to profit
It is to those youth that listened to me then... that I make this crucial appeal to now! Â By...
2013 Michael Merritt Awards And Design Exposition April 15th at Navy Pier
CHICAGO, IL--The 20th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program will take place on Monday, April 15, at Chicago...
The State of Equality and Justice in America: ‘No One Can Change the Change’
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. The 13th op-ed of the series "The State of Equality and Justice in America" The...
1 year after mental health clinic closures protesters tell Mayor Emanuel “It’s time to heal Chicago”
Mental Health Movement asks Mayor to replace retiring therapists, re-open closed clinics, work on plan to heal Chicago   While...