Jada Pinkett Smith takes human trafficking fight to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad....
How did ex-slave's letter to master come to be?
NEW YORK (AP) - The photograph, scratched and undated, is captioned 'Brother Jordan Anderson'...
Allen West denies comparing Social Security to slavery
Allen West accused the media of distorting his words when asked about his controversial comments about Social Security from this past weekend...
Allen West: Social Security disability is 'slavery'
It seems like every week lately conservative Congressman Allen West makes a controversial political statement...
Why blacks ♥ Chris Rock's July 4th tweet
OPINION - Chris Rock’s recent 'Independence Day' tweet -- especially the reactionary responses to it -- reminds us once again of how the racial divide actually applies to our every day live...
Great black icons: What would they tweet?
SLIDESHOW - What might July 4 look like if Twitter had existed back to the early days of the Republic?
Oliver Stone: Drug war 'worse than slavery'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oliver Stone has smoked great marijuana all over the world, from Vietnam and Thailand to Jamaica and South Sudan...
Ex-Olympian: Slave 'genes' aid black runners
Gold medalist and former world-class sprinter Michael Johnson has chimed in on why he thinks so many black athletes dominate track and field's sprint races...
Chris Rock in July 4th tweet trouble
MSNBC - While Americans were watching fireworks displays and enjoying barbecues, Chris Rock was stirring up some fireworks of his own with a controversial July 4 tweet...
Emancipation Proclamation copy sells for $2.1M
NEW YORK (AP) - A rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation sold Tuesday at a New York auction for more than $2 million.
