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OPINION - The term "good hair" harks back to antebellum America, when slaves knew that the less African they appeared,…
Columbia's first Catholic high school will be named after the nation's first known black priest. The Rev. Augustine Tolton was…
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than…
OPINION - Everyone in power had been raised in a religious environment that taught that blacks were the descendants of…
ATLANTA (AP) - In a city where black history usually calls to mind the lives of civil rights leaders, a…
OPINION -- Fifty-four years ago, the late Thurgood Marshall via the Brown v. Board of Education decision, affirmed one of…
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) - Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds…
From our friends at essence.com: After 54 years, the story of Emmett Till is still making news. Till was just
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who became a judge and civil rights lawyer, will be buried…
OPINION - HBCUs are not just relevant, they are a necessary tool of educational obtainment for some black, and even…
VIDEO - For more than a century, historically black colleges and universities -- HBCUs -- have focused on educating the…
OPINION -- The last time I met with Michael, we saw each other from across the room and he made…
OPINION -- In today's age, what would Martin Luther King Jr. think about health care reform as a matter of…
OPINION - A member of Congress requested use of our church to have a town hall meeting on health care…
Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and…
OPINION - While on the Vineyard, you're just as likely to bump into a New York City office security guard…
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one…
President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 "agents of change" on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as…
VIDEO - A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery…
As President Obama and the nation's lawmakers tackle hot-button issues like health care reform, momentum is quietly building to honor…