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Anti-immigrant groups have repeatedly tried to drive a wedge between African Americans and immigrants by capitalizing on the myth that immigrants take American jobs—particularly jobs that would otherw

By Robert James Taylor Some good news emerged from Haiti last week. The predominantly Black and poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere appeared to be making great strides in conquering its AIDS epi

(Taylor Media Services) Despite a star-studded public memorial service last week, widespread media coverage and effusive praise from Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, ther

ruling, the NAACP has launched a major effort to force authorities to re-open the case of Troy Anthony Davis and prevent his pending execution. Davis is a 40-year-old Black man who has been languishin

Equal Care Improves Cancer Survival Rates for Blacks; but Not in All Cases; As a Result, Some Suggest Black Biological Inferiority (Taylor Media Services) A first-of-its kind, 20,000-patient study ha

NEW YORK – President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that their sacrifice "began the journey that has

WASHINGTON – Frank Ricci, the white firefighter who recently won his reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court, said Thursday that an unfavorable ruling by Sonia Sotomayor and other judges "div

I was reading the news section and saw a post from Erika Hardgrove. ( http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=146243&cid=1&reading= ) Look at what this Jason said about Serena. I also w

WASHINGTON – A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.

This is something I saw today on one of the sites. Debate Raged Over Funeral. Apparently some Americans are outraged that LA paid $1.4 million to cover the cost of extra security at MJ's Memorial.

JERUSALEM – More than two dozen Israeli soldiers who fought in the Gaza war say the military forced Palestinians to serve as human shields and used reckless firepower that caused needless deaths, acco

I have had the opportunity to follow Kim Clement's ministry for sometime now and I've found him very refreshing when it comes to balancing my views about America. He appears geniune. Please watch th

Thanks to you and more than 50,000 other ColorOfChange members, pressure is mounting on the Valley Swim Club, and on the Department of Justice to investigate its actions. It's amazing. But we can do

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats praised Sonia Sotomayor as a Hispanic pioneer well qualified for the Supreme Court on Monday, but Republicans questioned her impartiality and President Barack Obama's vie

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Investigators are looking at business ties among other leads for a motive in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple who adopted 12 children with developmental disabilities and other

CHICAGO — A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama's Senate seat as leverage to get the then-governor into a high

SYDNEY — Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country _ and possibly the world _

Just over 31 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television. Nielsen Media Research says that's a smaller audience than for Princess Diana's funeral or Pres

The president's policies leave a lot to be desired, but we need more men to follow his commitment to being a husband and father. Several months ago, during the news conference at which Dr. James Dobs

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings begin Monday, and that means we're one step closer to getting her on the Supreme Court. Since President Obama nominated her back in May, Judge Sotomayor'

(Taylor Media Services) African American billionaire Bob Johnson last week urged African countries to combat bribery and corruption in order to attract more foreign business investment to the continen

(Taylor Media Services) Black former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was among a group of humanitarian activists whose ship was seized by the Israeli navy last week as it attempted to deliver food

Yesterday AL Sharpton spoke to the First A.M.E Church in Los Angeles yesterday about what he felt to be a double standard in the media's coverage of Michael Jackson. He stated that some elements of t

A moment of silence

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 2002 and '03 Wimb