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 
“Eddie Murphy: One Night Only†tapes on Saturday, November 3
SPIKE TV (www.spike.com), in conjunction with Don Mischer Productions, will celebrate the career of Eddie Murphy with the first-ever televised...
48th Chicago International Film Festival celebrates unprecedented success
CHICAGO, IL - The 48th Chicago International Film Festival wrapped up another successful two weeks of world-class cinema and events...
President Obama mocked as a runaway slave?
Pro-Romney cartoon in Fox News mogul's tabloid might as well have been signed by the KKK Imperial Wizard Nationwide (BlackNews.com)...
The Better Business Bureau Alert: Be Aware of Skimming
(A Message from the Better Business Bureau) Â Â CHICAGO, IL - Even if you're cautious about which ATMs you...
Water Reclamation District study published in Journal of Environmental Quality
Soil scientists from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) have completed a research project focusing on biosolids,...
Anheuser-Busch donates ‘Great Kings and Queens of Africa’ Art Collection to UNCF to educate and inspire generations to come
Brewer awards scholarships to 30 student leaders as part of donation and leadership symposium Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) -- A popular...
Tavis Smiley announces the return of Smiley & West to the Chicago airwaves with two new affiliates
Smiley & West debuts on WCPT and WVON starting in November  CHICAGO, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Smiley Radio Properties, Inc....
American Society of Civil Engineers Illinois Section names Commissioner Frank Avila as “Citizen Engineer of the Yearâ€
For his contribution and advancement to the science and profession of civil engineering, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago...
New book “Great Black War Fighters” profiles men and women promoted to flag rank after segregation was abolished
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's powerful and Pulitzer Prize winning best-seller book, Profiles in Courage, Ben...
Secretary of State Offices to Close November 6 for Election Day
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities will be closed on Tuesday, November 6, 2012,...