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The recent controversy ignited by Cornel West’s critique of President Barack Obama and subsequent critiques of Dr. West reveal a fundamental crisis in Black leadership. Traditionally, African American

Greedmont TV presents a documentary by Corey Davis on a group crack addicts in Atlanta who live outside in a small cove behind a Texaco, infamously dubbed as the "Living Room." They share their st

Economist Walter Williams knows that minimum wage laws are hurting poor, African-American teenagers and his new book, “Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination?”, attempts to dispe

USAToday.com--The First Lady hit the campaign trail Thursday addressing a group of 550 supporters at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. Mrs. Obama told the predominantly female audience "Now, more than e

Johnathan Rodgers, president and chief executive of Silver Spring-based TV One, is retiring at the end of July from the cable channel that caters to African Americans. The network, a joint venture

Although 18-year-old student Courtney Thomas has been charged with ethnic intimidation after admitting to writing racist graffiti at Seaholm High School, the leadership of the local branch of the NAA

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Michelle Alexander, an associate professor of law at Ohio State University, worked in and around the criminal justice system for years–clerking for Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackman, and leading th

BET.com--Al Sharpton may have mellowed - but he still won't apologize for the Tawana Brawley debacle. A quarter-century later after he whipped up racial tensions over the incendiary case, Sharpton

Based on recently released reports, there is a slim chance that many Black children will be able to join or increase the size of the Black Middle Class. Becoming lower middle class is the bare mini

The following article contains excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's April 1, 2011 interview on WPFW-Pacifica Radio with Spectrum Today's Askia Muhammad, along with regular panelist W

Princeton University professor and author Cornel West has many followers who admire his pro-Black progressive ideology. His wit, historical research and insight into Black political and cultural life

HuffingtonPost.com--Robert Fitzpatrick does not lack conviction. The 60-year-old ex-MTA employee has plunked down $140,000, his life savings, to help spread the word that the world will end on May

USATODAY.com--Oprah Winfrey has revealed the real reason why she’s ending her daytime talk show after 25 years on the air. In an editorial published in her ‘O’ magazine this month, Oprah revealed that

Four white Philadelphia teachers charge in federal race-bias lawsuits that a black principal suggested they were unfit to teach black students. The teachers work at a predominantly black school in

HEALTH.com--One hundred obese mums-to-be will be given Metformin as part of a three-year study to tackle obesity rates and reduce the number of difficult births. Patients at Liverpool Women's Hospi

The following is a video shot at a Tucson, Arizona school board meeting. The lady within the video is reading excerpts from a book in the Ethnic Studies curriculum. Yes, the following is actually bein

Michael Jackson often sang about saving the world and, indirectly, he may help achieve that goal. Reginald Garcia, who photographed the young Jackson 33 years ago, believes he has the answer to

ATLANTA -- First lady Michelle Obama reminded graduating seniors at Spelman College in Atlanta Saturday of their obligation to pay forward the inheritance they received. In a commencement speech in

This funeral announcement was published in the December 26 2001 edition of Al Wafd, an Egyptian Newspaper, and has been translated from Arabic. Al-Wafd, Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Vol 15 No 4633