Politics

Understanding what’s hot and what’s meaningful Is vest in the people that we choose to be around and the people that understand Who we are

One-half, one-quarter, one-eighth, one drop. For centuries, Americans have used the one-drop rule as the deciding factor when determining someone’s race. No matter how little

DETROIT – Philanthropist and legendary NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown announced April 20 that his nonprofit education program for at-risk youth will take root

Former Congressman Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., is at it again. He added to his ever-growing list of infamous antics this past weekend. The latest of his

Dorothy I. Height, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women and storied civil rights activist, died Tuesday at Howard University Hospital.

Despite paying federal taxes and fighting in the nation’s wars, residents of Washington, D.C., do not have the congressional representation accorded all other citizens of

A cannibalistic white supremacist has released a new cookbook, which includes a recipe that calls for “freshly ground black people.” Just kidding on the white

If you are an avid reader, you may be well aware of two of the finest works of science fiction written over the past 100

Just two years ago, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama was making his historical move to occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On the campaign trail, the mantra of

They say the revolution may not be televised. But the planning stages of it may have been, as TV One provided live coverage of Rev.

President Barack Obama showered praise upon Rev. Al Sharpton and the organization he founded, the National Action Network, during the organization’s “Goal-Setting Forum,” which was

An avowed white supremacist showed up early for a Neo-Nazi rally in downtown Los Angeles and began taunting counter-demonstrators at close range, prompting his own

Spelman College has been given money to increase the number of black engineers matriculating from the school, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  The move addresses

The response was swift and brutal to New York gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino’s absurdly racist, sexist, pornographic and anti-Obama e-mails. Paladino’s e-mails — one, in

Despite the opposition received from the Republicans, President Obama has signed a $18 Billion Benefits Bill, to give the long-term unemployed a 6-week benefits extension,

Maybe it pays to be a dim-witted political firebrand after all. According to reports, Sarah Palin has earned $12 million since stepping down as Alaska’s

The drug epidemic continues to affect the youth. On April 13, an 8-year-old third grader took nearly 80 bags of heroin to his elementary school

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the unfortunate news concerning the passing of civil rights icon Benjamin Hooks (1925–2010). As a champion of equality for