Black History Month

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who became a judge and civil rights lawyer, will be buried…
/ September 1, 2009
OPINION - HBCUs are not just relevant, they are a necessary tool of educational obtainment for some black, and even…
/ September 1, 2009
VIDEO - For more than a century, historically black colleges and universities -- HBCUs -- have focused on educating the…
/ September 1, 2009
OPINION -- The last time I met with Michael, we saw each other from across the room and he made…
/ August 29, 2009
OPINION -- In today's age, what would Martin Luther King Jr. think about health care reform as a matter of…
/ August 28, 2009
Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and…
/ August 25, 2009
OPINION - While on the Vineyard, you're just as likely to bump into a New York City office security guard…
/ August 22, 2009
President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 "agents of change" on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as…
/ August 12, 2009
VIDEO - A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery…
/ August 12, 2009
As President Obama and the nation's lawmakers tackle hot-button issues like health care reform, momentum is quietly building to honor…
/ August 9, 2009
More than 150 years ago this week, the Underground Railroad began, giving slaves in the South a chance at freedom.…
/ August 9, 2009
This afternoon, the Senate voted to make Sonia Sotomayor the first Latina and only the third woman...
/ August 6, 2009