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April 19, 2011
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The National Park Service is pushing to make the events more hospitable to black people...
April 19, 2011
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County Republican Central Committee, sent an email Monday…
April 19, 2011
OPINION - The black vote is still Obama's prime trump card. And they can't just vote for him as the…
April 19, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - Opponents had warned the bill would give another black eye to Arizona after last year's controversy over…
April 18, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her in 2006 was charged…
April 18, 2011
VIDEO - In an amazing twist, once the women has the stolen cash, she can be seen on tape turning…
April 18, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported income of $1.728 million for last year, much of it…
April 18, 2011
BOSTON (AP) - Because Monday's race had a strong tailwind on a downhill course, Mutai's run is not recognized by…
April 18, 2011
CLUTCH - It's been 15 years since Whitney, Angela, Loretta, and Lela united on screen to bring Terry McMillan's groundbreaking…
April 18, 2011
She was scheduled to make her Broadway debut in September, but Halle Berry has just dropped out of a highly…
April 18, 2011
VIDEO - Nationwide studies show that only 33 percent of 4th graders are proficient or better at reading. 22 percent…
April 18, 2011
CHICAGO - An Englewood man was arrested Saturday after police struck him with an unmarked squad car as he was…
April 18, 2011
When Kanye West was announced as the Sunday night headliner at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in…
April 18, 2011
CONNECTICUT - It all started when the man dialed the wrong number and got a teenage girl from Dutchess County,…
April 18, 2011
The Obama administration's goal is ambitious: To connect with one million African-Americans and host 100 events in black communities across…
April 18, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - Shaw University announced Sunday afternoon that it will suspend classes for the rest of the spring semester…
April 18, 2011
Jackson, himself an iPad owner, expanded on his statement by pointing to the recent bankruptcy of Borders Books.
April 18, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - If Gov. Jan Brewer signs the proposal into law, Arizona would be the first state to pass…
April 18, 2011
OPINION - Whenever asked to describe the zeitgeist on campus during this time, I always hearken to the nation's mood…
April 18, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Police are searching for a 24-year-old woman was kidnapped from her home in Simi Valley last night...