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July 20, 2009
The woman hopes her bake sale will keep a roof over her head. Angela Logan has until July 26 to…
July 20, 2009
For Our Sons is a cinematic helping hand for the Black sons about to enter the war zone from the…
July 20, 2009
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a…
July 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson…
July 20, 2009
Charles Bolden, Nominee for Administrator of NASA, testifying at his confirmation hearing before the senate (AP Photo/Bill Ingalls, NASA) Attending
July 18, 2009
(AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry) Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced on July 3 that she was resigning her
July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, insistent that health care legislation will still clear Congress, urged lawmakers strongly on Friday…
July 17, 2009
On the 50th anniversary of Holiday's death, a Baltimore statue of the jazz icon now bears images evoking the anti-racism…
July 17, 2009
On Thursday’s edition of The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC pundit Pat Buchanan and host Maddow came head to head on
July 17, 2009
Yesterday on the house floor, Republican Representative Todd Tiahrt made a case against using public funds for abortions. He feared
July 17, 2009
Los Angeles City Council members walked out after a man in a Ku Klux Klan outfit refused to remove his…
July 17, 2009
President Barack Obama paid homage to the NAACP as a pioneering civil rights group, saying that civil rights leaders from…
July 17, 2009
As the 100th NAACP Conference wrapped up, theGrio took a look at the organization to examine how it is working…
July 17, 2009
The United States of America is undeniably and unequivocally the most dominant and industrialized nation in the world. It’s no
July 17, 2009
A warrant was issued for the arrest of former NBA star Antoine Walker on Tuesday on criminal charges stemming from…
July 17, 2009
For those who see government regulation of financial products as a means to help consumers empower themselves financially, recent changes
July 16, 2009
Heralding the NAACP for a century of courage and progress, President Barack Obama will come before the oldest U.S. civil…
July 16, 2009
A Virginia newspaper expressed regret Thursday for supporting a systematic campaign by the state's white political leaders to maintain separate…
July 16, 2009
The Senate confirmed on Wednesday retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA, just in time for the…
July 16, 2009
A group of black police officers is suing the Philadelphia Police Department over an Internet discussion board on which officers…