Changing Homepage message background color

The title says it all. I need a CSS code to change the BG of the homepage message to Black. Can you all helps me Ill give you candeh.

The background of the homepage message? There is no background for it...

Heres a screen shot of what i mean. the arrow is pointing to it

http://tinypic.com/m/54htp2/3

Hi Judge Vincent Valentine!

Here is the CSS code...

Code:

div.newslink {
background-color : #000000 !important;
}

-gives candeh to helpful person- THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Glad I could help

Since the problem is solved, I'll lock this topic.