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By the time Hurricane Katrina passed to the east of New Orleans, it wasn't a once-in-a-lifetime storm; the city probably experienced no more than Category 2 conditions. And many of the levees that fai

MEXICO CITY – A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook a wide area of southern and central Mexico on Thursday, sending people fleeing into the streets, but causing only minor reported damage. The epicenter

LOS ANGELES--In recent weeks the controversial urban/ Hip Hop inspired practice of sagging pants has come under fire. Two weeks ago Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant was kicked out of a shopping

Naomi Campbell is hoping to arrange a fundraising event through her Fashion for Relief charity to raise money for earthquake-stricken Japan. The 40-year-old supermodel is hoping to arrange an event

One of the most prominent and effective African American members of Congress, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), has long been a fighter against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African American community an

New York– The Secret Service is investigating a data heist that is being called the largest data heist in history. Hackers breached the Epsilon marketing company’s records Friday, stealing millions

(Reuters) - Actress and goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie appealed on Tuesday for international support for people fleeing the conflict in Libya and for increased aid for those inside the country.

HARTFORD — Lawmakers are looking to strengthen landmark legislation requiring police to record the race of motorists in traffic stops. The law, as currently written, directs the African-American Af

GlobalResearch.com--American fighter jets, submarines and missile ships have officially stopped firing at Gaddafi’s troops. Ever since Washington handed over command of the military operation to th

ATLANTA: The first-ever, over-the-air broadcast TV network programmed exclusively for African-American audiences will launch this fall, according to its founders. Bounce TV was announced today by a te

From The Minnepolis Heart Institute April 2, 2011 The sickle cell trait could be a cause—albeit rare—of sudden death in young African-American competitive athletes, most commonly during football t

DAKAR, Senegal — As rebels swept across Ivory Coast in a rapid advance to oust the nation’s strongman, Laurent Gbagbo, hundreds of people were killed in a single town last week, by far the worst episo

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the count

SOUTH CAROLINA--A Lexington woman has been arrested on charges of impersonating a registered nurse and illegally treating patients. Angela Gray-Jackson, 36, of South Lake Drive, is accused of usin

The high school boy had had all he could take about grades and studying, so he stormed out of the classroom with a final crack about the teacher’s “Bill Cosby sweater.” The line was part of a skit

Mike Huckabee On Health Care Reform: MyFoxPHILLY.com

CHICAGO--Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan continued Thursday in his role as Moammar Gadhafi's only outspoken friend in the United States. Even Gadhafi's own ambassador to the United Nations h

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Urban League recently gathered for its State of Black America Conference to discuss issues and concerns that black Americans face across the United States. The conference is bot

Big polluters are working hard to make deals that would threaten the air we breathe, the water we drink and the public lands we all enjoy. In fact, they are trying to attach these dirty deals to just

Naomi Tutu arrived back in the United States from South Africa on Sunday morning, having spent two weeks leading a group of women through her homeland. "The trip to South Africa was a wonderful opp