Topic: African-American Issues

Whitesboro's Mary Graham lived to work hard

Press of Atlantic City - 5 hours ago
Mary Graham, co-founder of the ARC of Cape May County and a longtime employee of the Woodbine Developmental Center, grew up in a strong...

With Mafia II, gamers get to play on Godfather's turf

Economic Times, India - 5 hours ago
At what point, in the name of entertainment, is it acceptable to just give up on trying to develop an original, nuanced perspective on history and...

Spending credibility

Greensboro News-Record, North Carolina - 5 hours ago
President Obama's Labor Day message today was more of his stock-in-trade: Spend more tax money.. . This will draw applause from a group called One...

Jefferson Thomas, 1 of the 1st black students to attend desegregated Ark. school, dies at 67

Chicago Tribune - 6 hours ago
Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation's first major battle over...

Farrakhan Endorsement Makes Ground Zero Mosque Backers Squirm

Huffington Post - 7 hours ago
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is the latest to weigh in on the great Ground Zero mosque debate. Predictably, Farrakhan gave fulsome...

Pre-K Activities for Black History

eHow - 7 hours ago
America celebrates Black History Month during February. The purpose of Black History Month is to celebrate the cultural contributions, achievements...

Searching for voters in Crenshaw, East LA (VIDEO)

Politics Blog - yesterday
Los Angeles -- One of the social centers of the African-American community in the Crenshaw neighborhood is the barber shop, so that's where we...

Monica Crowley Smacks Down Eleanor Clift Over Racism in the Tea Party

NewsBusters - yesterday
Conservative radio host Monica Crowley on Friday smacked down Newsweek's Eleanor Clift over racism in the Tea Party.In the second segment of "The...

Ken Buck pretends to understand education

Political Animal - 2 days ago
KEN BUCK PRETENDS TO UNDERSTAND EDUCATION.... There real drawbacks to major parties nominating candidates for key offices who approach policy...

African-Americans and the War on Drugs

The Volokh Conspiracy - 3 days ago
(Ilya Somin) . John McWhorter has a good column at Root urging African-Americans to make a priority of opposing the War on Drugs {[HT: my fiancee's...