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July 15, 2010

Number of minority-owned businesses increases but economic equality remains elusive

The U.S. Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the U.S. Census Bureau today announced that the number of…
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

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 14, 2010

Michelle Obama: 'I don't shy away from fast food'

It's no secret that President Obama loves his fast food, especially burgers -- but did you know that the First…
July 14, 2010

Tea Party billboard linking Obama, Hitler removed

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Some tea party members criticized the sign, and North Iowa Tea Party co-founder Bob Johnson…
July 13, 2010

GOP senator says he backs birther lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says he supports conservative organizations challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship in…
July 13, 2010

Major bank reform bill faces final vote this week

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Tuesday secured the 60 votes he needs in the Senate to pass a sweeping…
July 13, 2010

Obama backs white rep in majority black district

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Herenton, who served 18 years as Memphis' first elected black mayor, is making race an…
July 13, 2010

NAACP takes on Tea Party's 'racist element'

OPINION - The willingness of some tea party protesters to use racism and the unwillingness of many to denounce them…
July 13, 2010

Rep. Bachmann: Obama is turning America into 'a nation of slaves'

The Republican congresswoman told 600 conservative voters that electing "constitutional conservatives" was the only way to escape the "tyranny" by…
July 13, 2010

Obama HIV/AIDS plan calls for reducing infections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Approximately 56,000 people in the U.S. become infected each year with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,…
July 12, 2010

Democrats courting black voters in midterm elections

VIDEO - Democrats have voiced fears that President Obama's high approval rating among blacks will not translate into votes come…
July 12, 2010

President Obama: Relief work in Haiti must continue

WASHINGTON (AP) - Some officials, including former President Bill Clinton, have expressed frustration over the slow pace of the recovery...
July 12, 2010

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Obama would have preferred an earlier conclusion for the bill, its passage less than four months…
July 10, 2010

Slideshow: The NAACP's leaders of the future

SLIDESHOW - As the NAACP hosts its 101st Convention this week, the organization is looking to a younger generation of…
July 9, 2010

NAACP leaders hope to recapture '08 momentum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The NAACP convention, set to start Saturday, also will focus on education and the mounting…
July 9, 2010

Obama urges increase in clean energy tax credits

LAS VEGAS (AP) - 'If an American company wants to create jobs and grow, we should be there to help…
July 9, 2010

Steve King calls charge of racism against Obama 'right on target'

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) says he was right "on target" when he accused President Obama of maintaining "a default mechanism"…
July 9, 2010

Tancredo: Obama a greater threat to the US than Al-Qaeda, USSR

Tom Tancredo, long a favorite of conservative Republicans argues that Obama constitutes a greater threat to the American way of…
July 9, 2010

Blacks' optimism about their standards of living tops whites

Blacks' ratings on Gallup's Standard of Living Index continue to exceed those for whites, a pattern that has persisted since…