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July 18, 2010

A sample speech for Alvin Greene’s public debut

OPINION - In preparation for your first ever public speaking engagement, I would like to offer up this prepared speech…
July 16, 2010

Gates 'teachable moment' one year later: What have we learned?

OPINION - The conversation on race should begin in the streets of America, where working class people of color sometimes…
July 16, 2010

Paterson signs law limiting stop-frisk database

NEW YORK (AP) - Paterson signed the law over vehement objections of New York City's mayor and police commissioner, who…
July 16, 2010

Obama: Voters to decide who caused 'this mess'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama acknowledges that the fall elections could amount to a referendum on his stewardship of the…
July 16, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: Anniversary of Gates arrest

VIDEO - One year later, long after the so-called beer summit at the White House, where are we now?...
July 15, 2010

Senate close to restoring jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million workers who have been laid off for long stretches could get their unemployment…
July 15, 2010

AZ immigration law gets first major court hearing

PHOENIX (AP) - The law requires police, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status if officers have…
July 15, 2010

Minor league baseball team making Alvin Greene figures

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - The Charleston RiverDogs will give out statues of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate at Saturday's game...
July 15, 2010

Senate passes sweeping financial reform bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Obama likely would sign the bill next week...
July 15, 2010

Rangel ethics probe reaches a two-year milestone

It has been 729 days since Rep. Charlie Rangel publicly appealed for an ethics investigation into his own actions. He's…
July 15, 2010

Obama to promote electric vehicles in Michigan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama has pledged to put 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015...
July 15, 2010

Black candidate slams Obama's white rep support

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton said Rep. Steve Cohen, who is white, is desperately concerned he'll lose the black…
July 15, 2010

Dems battle for black voters in Georgia primary

ATLANTA (AP) - Thurbert Baker, the state's attorney general is running to become Georgia's first black governor...
July 15, 2010

Why racists should be disinvited from the Tea Party

OPINION - The NAACP was right to call out the Tea Party for doing nothing about the racists among them.…
July 15, 2010

Can financial reform close racial wealth gap?

OPINION - Financial reform is important, but without addressing the racial and social biases we are only touching the tip…