By Julia Mayes and Sonia Narang
The Apollo Theater in Harlem celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday. Originally opened in 1914, African-Americans weren…
Black and white churches acknowledge common history in slavery (video)
VIDEO - Charlotte, NC - Mary Sadler is an 83-year-old African-American who remembers when blacks had to use the other fountain, sit in the back of buses and church. Even in death blacks were buried in the back of the graveyard...
To be young, gifted, and black…and Jewish
As a child Tamar Manasseh’s favorite prayer was the Sh’ma (pronounced sha-mahh) because she had to cover her eyes to recite it. But as she left …
Rehab for fighting pit bulls and their owners (video)
CHICAGO- Michael Vick has put a spotlight on pit bulls and dog fighting. The violent practice is also getting the attention of police, and the Humane Societ…
Murder or self-defense? Pharmacist kills would-be robber (video)
Oklahoma County, OK – Murder or self defense? That’s the choice jurors in Oklahoma County may soon be faced with. Jerome Esrland is accused of …
Michelle wins over fans in Paris
JENNY BARCHFIELD
Associated Press Writer
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
PARIS (AP) — Michelle Obama, whom French fashionistas regard as the best-dre…
Machines producing synthetic blood, used in 400 hospitals (video)
A small Cleveland, Ohio company may be on the verge of a huge medical breakthrough: artificial human blood. Arteriocyte Medical Systems is housed in the Bi…
Apple unveils newest products, lowers prices for iPhone (video)
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is underway in San Francisco. Apple unveiled its newest iPhone software with 100 new features. The new iP…
Obama wants to create 600,000 jobs in 100 days (video)
(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
WASHINGTON – While the rest of America is hoping for a summer wind down
President Obama is gearing up for a busy June and July. M…
Memphis church vandalized with racial epithets
MEMPHIS, TN – A Memphis church became a crime scene after vandals spray painted it with racial slurs.
It happened at the New Life Holiness Church on Ve…
