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October 9, 2009
OPINION - The term "good hair" harks back to antebellum America, when slaves knew that the less African they appeared,…
October 5, 2009
Columbia's first Catholic high school will be named after the nation's first known black priest. The Rev. Augustine Tolton was…
October 2, 2009
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than…
September 23, 2009
OPINION - Everyone in power had been raised in a religious environment that taught that blacks were the descendants of…
September 22, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - In a city where black history usually calls to mind the lives of civil rights leaders, a…
September 20, 2009
OPINION -- Fifty-four years ago, the late Thurgood Marshall via the Brown v. Board of Education decision, affirmed one of…
September 18, 2009
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) - Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds…
September 3, 2009
From our friends at essence.com: After 54 years, the story of Emmett Till is still making news. Till was just
September 1, 2009
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…
August 29, 2009
OPINION -- The last time I met with Michael, we saw each other from across the room and he made…
August 28, 2009
OPINION -- In today's age, what would Martin Luther King Jr. think about health care reform as a matter of…
August 27, 2009
OPINION - A member of Congress requested use of our church to have a town hall meeting on health care…
August 25, 2009
Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and…
August 22, 2009
OPINION - While on the Vineyard, you're just as likely to bump into a New York City office security guard…
August 21, 2009
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one…
August 12, 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 9, 2009
As President Obama and the nation's lawmakers tackle hot-button issues like health care reform, momentum is quietly building to honor…