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 
Attorney General Madigan recognizes Sunshine Week, details 2012 requests to Public Access Bureau
CHICAGO, IL - In recognition of Sunshine Week, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released details of the more than 3,400...
Los Angeles-based small business gives big to the community
Shades of Color, LLC Donates Over $100,000 Worth of Black Gifts to Worthy Organizations Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- As...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s Bam! Performs premiere and more April 4
Princess Grace Award Winner Michelle Dorrance, Broadway’s Ted Levy, CHRP’s Lane Alexander, Live Music by Greg Spero Trio and Tressa...
First Lady Michelle Obama kicks off MomsRising.org’s “Food Power” Conference with video appeal to fight childhood obesity
Grassroots group kicks off National Nutrition Month with screening of award-winning film "Soul Food Junkies" New York, NY (BlackNews.com) --...
The State of Equality and Justice in America: The Urgency of Now Must be Taken Seriously
The ninth op-ed of the series: "The State of Equality and Justice in America"  The State of Equality and Justice...
When The World Was Black: The Untold History of the World’s First Civilizations in two volumes
"This is Black history the way it should be taught" Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- What is Black History anyway? Should...
Father Pfleger to Legislators: ‘Fix the Pension Plan, or Don’t get Paid’
‘Somebody ought to be mad as hell’ By Chinta Strausberg Turning his attention to Springfield, Father Michael L. Pfleger Sunday...
The Second Worst Thing: The Racially Offensive Mischaracterization of the Housing Bubble
By Dedrick Muhammad Last week, Bloomberg Businessweek magazine released its latest issue to much-deserved uproar and outrage. On its cover,...
State Superintendent of Education to testify before the House Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
State Board advocating for full General State Aid funding as required under Illinois law SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Superintendent...
“We are not Scared Negroes, British Petroleum (BP)!”
PENSACOLA, FL - Thousands marched against BP on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama on March 3, 2013. Charles Steele, CEO...