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Ferman Fletcher is a full-time carpenter dreaming of a life in music. But this resident of Washington, D.C. never thought
Mark Reed has only been at his new job for a little over a month and he's already making headlines.
The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S.Supreme Court.The vote was 68-31 for Sotomayor,…
This afternoon, the Senate voted to make Sonia Sotomayor the first Latina and only the third woman...
A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead…
When Ariel Brown was offered a chance to transcribe the correspondence of the first family of the Confederacy, the history…
VIDEO - Michael Jackson fans around the world have immortalized the late King of Pop in many different ways. And…
VIDEO - What's bad for the heart can also be bad for the mind. A new study found that people…
Very interesting report released about the tendency of different groups of Americans to nap: According to a report released by
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act. It was passed to reverse Jim Crow laws, which…
VIDEO - Four people are recovering after a violent Wednesday afternoon car crash on the streets of Washington, DC. A…
VIDEO - If you see the mayor of Deerfield Beach, Florida out on the street, you better say hello. City…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday pledged continued American support for Somalia's weak…
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge has delayed sentencing R&B singer Chris Brown on an assault charge to seek more…
VIDEO - Promising new jobs and money, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told a hurting Midwestern region that its recovery…
A jury in suburban Washington has convicted former U.S. congressman William Jefferson on 11 of 16 counts including bribery in…
VIDEO - As his grandmother sat nearby weeping, a 20-year-old man charged with killing ex-boxing champion Vernon Forrest had his…
HOUSTON (AP) -- Three white men have been jailed on a hate crime charge in the beating of a black…
In the beginning of the summer, ESSENCE.com spoke to Phillip Jackson founder of the Black Star Project, a community outreach…
An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by…