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 
Reaching every child requires a collective effort
By Tomeka Hart, Vice President of African American Community Partnerships, Teach For America Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In the African American...
Ethiopia’s Economy Benefits from Returning Diaspora
 PRI’s The World By Anders Kelto  At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, customer Erica Kanesa relaxes...
CFJC at Northwestern University School of Law receives $750,000 from MacArthur Foundation
Award honors center on front lines of juvenile justice  CHICAGO, IL - The Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC)...
Better Business Bureau joins government partners for Consumer Protection event
CHICAGO, IL - The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB) will be featured at the 15th annual...
Immigration Bill threatens jobs for African American professionals
By Paul E. Almeida President, Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO Â Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The so-called Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act...
Minority voter rights at risk in upcoming Supreme Court Ruling
New America Media By Khalil Abdullah Traducción al español  Editor's Note: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a...
Lt. Governor Simon responds to House Committee passage of marriage equality legislation
SPRINGFIELD , IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon thanked the House Executive Committee today for passing marriage equality legislation in...
West Side preacher rips black clergy for lobbying in support of same-sex marriage
By Chinta Strausberg  Bewildered at black ministers who are headed for Springfield to lobby in support of the same-sex...
Senator Kirk’s Readout meeting with Treasury Secretary-Designate Lew to discuss his nomination
 WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday met with Treasury Secretary-designate Jack Lew to discuss his nomination.  Sen. Kirk...
Students in grades 3-8 to take Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) next month under new performance levels
This year’s ISATs include 20 percent items written to Common Core Standards  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Students in grades 3-8...