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Black boy shot in gated community by Neighborhood Watch and no one is arrested? The family of a 17-year-old African-American boy ( Trayvon Martin ) shot to death last month in his gated Florida com

Pres. Obama explains what he means by higher education so even Rick Santorum can understand During an address to the National Governor’s Association on Monday, President Obama explained what he mea

Tammie Fields: A news reporter who cares about missing black woman Tonight I received a phone call from a news anchor at WTSP a CBS affiliate in Tampa Florida. Her name is Tammie Fields and she was

Why Coors partnering with 100 Black Men bothers me Now let me state for the record that I applaud 100 Black Men and believe that they do excellent work mentoring our your boys and men. That being s

Writer questions black republican ambassadors zeal for outeach to the Black Community Aprill Shines a writer for Examiner.com listed as the Cobb County Republican Examiner recently wrote a piece ab

How gay activist hurt their cause with African Americans in the Roland Martin situation Gay activist got their wish and CNN suspended for his just plain stupid tweets during Superbowl 46 ( Which my

Black Teacher Calls Haitian Student “Little Chocolate Boy” Leslie Ranier, a Black Broward County, Fla., high school teacher who was reportedly accused of pretending to throw holy water on an atheis

Brown University student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech Malcolm Burnley a Brown University student has found a very rare recording of a speech Malcolm X gave in 1961 at Brown University. Read more

Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' http://aareports.com/2012/02/some-blacks-insist-im-not-african.html

Black filmmaker wants to end Black History Month Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman sets off on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. His insightful and humorous journey explores the

Do we need "black leaders" I'm sure you have all noticed that whenever there is a issue on race the media seem to bring out the same "black leaders" over and over gain to discuss how African Americ

A Philadelphia Charter School Makes ”Red Tails” Movie A Learning Experience This is an idea that I hope many schools copy. Read the story here: http://aareports.com/2012/01/philadelphia-charter-sch

AAreports.com: Red Tails Review I went to see the new movie about the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails today and am now posting my review. http://aareports.com/2012/01/aareportscom-red-tails-review.html

Tea Party leader wants to send blacks back to plantations Yes you read right. Jesse Lee Peterson the founder of a black Tea Party group in L.A. thinks Newt Gingrich is right about the work ethic of

Soledad O'Brien, Jodi Kantor Clash Over 'The Obamas' CNN's Soledad O'Brien had an extremely tense conversation on Friday's "Starting Point" with Jodi Kantor, the author of a controversial new book

Maryland fails to keep its promise to HBCUs Maryland is attempting to renege on its obligation to provide sufficient funding to make its historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) compara

Kwanzaa begins tonight. Do you celebrate it? Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival honoring African American culture and heritage starts tonight. Kwanzaa's focus is the “Nguzo Saba,” the Seven Principles

Does Florida Governor Rick Scott believe all HBCU students are poor? FAMU ( Florida A&M University ) students protested the suspension of FAMU President Dr. James Ammons. During the protest student

O'Reilly: Will Obama's black outreach include appearance on Soul Train? Bill O'Reilly wondered out loud on his TV show whether or not Obama's outreach to African Americans would include him going o

Why the world will end in 2012: The black president theory Some believe that the Mayans predicted that in 2012 the world would come to an end. Many scoff at the theory but those that do obviously d

Interview with bodybuilder and IFBB Pro, Candice Carr-Archer Hi this is George Cook at AAreports.com. Every once in awhile I like to feature someone who does something a little different or unique.

Check out poems from my new book of poetry, LOVE Hi this George Cook. I have written a new Kindle Book titled LOVE. It's a collection of poems about love, relationships and heartache. There are poe

Barack Obama 1991 TBS Black History Minute Video Check out this 1991 video of a young Barack Obama doing a Black History Month spot for TBS. Who knew this guy would become president one day? watch

NBA stars to play in Obama's basketball campaign fundraiser A number of NBA stars including Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard have committed to play in an exhibition game to raise money for Preside