Prosecutors at the human rights trial of former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor alleged Thursday that Christian televangelist Pat Robertson had lobbied the White House on Taylor's behalf in return for a gold mining contract. American televangelist Pat...(read more)
The "book of life": Henry Louis Gates Jr., right, walks Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert through his Irish ancestry. To identify who we are, we have to examine who — and where — we are from. That's the core premise of...
The Justice Department has notified the White House that a settlement is near for black farmers discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture. The plaintiffs in this case 80 to 90 thousand black farmers. The issue dates back...
First lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia, left, read Christmas stories to... Michelle Obama has earned accolades for making healthy living and eliminating childhood obesity a priority as first lady. But when it came down to personalizing...(
Jerry Rice always finishes his route. He did it forever as a 49ers wide receiver, and again in his brief time with the Raiders. It helped make him the greatest wide receiver of all time, and arguably the greatest NFL...
Landrieu lost an earlier bid to unseat Nagin in 2006 New Orleans has elected its first white mayor in 32 years, ushering in hopes of a new era in a city still trying to rebuild five years after Hurricane Katrina....
A UCLA study is one of two finding that the increasingly popular campuses skew toward racially separate student bodies. Charter advocates criticize the reports. The growth of charter schools has promoted segregation both in California and nationwide,...(read more)
In the late ’60s Don Cornelius was growing weary of only seeing dark-skinned faces on TV in connection with news reports of urban unrest. So the Chicago reporter came up with an alternative, one that would tap into the joy...
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