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UMass graduate and African American leader Bill Cosby spoke Thursday about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Cosby, who…
The White House tried Thursday to calm a hubbub over President Barack Obama's comments about a white police officer's arrest…
Obama responds to questions during a news conference Wednesday, July 22, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) I found myself enjoying President Obama’s
NATICK, Mass. (AP) -- A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home…
President Barack Obama says police acted "stupidly" in the arrest of prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. Obama says…
When I hear about a Black man being mistreated by police, I take a moment of pause. I think about…
(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) With Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings beginning on July 13, the political peanut gallery
Since living in America I’ve discovered a deep-rooted, and often unspoken, prejudice against Africans within the African American community. Some
I write this article at the risk of offending my daughters, who are all in the "We think Lil Wayne…
Juneteenth, widely celebrated throughout the United States, is now a commemorative holiday in 31 states. In 2009 the U.S. Senate passed
When Reverend Wright spoke about “them Jews” who are keeping him away from speaking to President Obama, he waded into
It’s a symbol of history — but also of hate. Some 150 years after the Civil War, the confederate flag
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) I have spent many hours in lectures, panels and private conversations trying to explain why Black people,
In 2005 I left CBS News and forfeited the comfort of a steady paycheck to tell a story. The story
Justice delayed is justice denied. On May 28, Omar Edwards began his day like any other: kissing his 18-month-old and
Republicans and the black vote. The thought sends Democrats into hysterical laughter. And Republicans? We’d rather change the subject. But
Why are you making a news site for Black Americans? By focusing on people’s differences aren’t you just enhancing the