National

From SunTimes.com: President Obama was asked by Barbara Walters on “The View” why he calls himself black when he is biracial, the product of a white mother and a black father. In answering, Obama may have used a word that may spark some controversy. He called African Americans “sort of a mongrel people” though “true […]

From HuffingtonPost.com: House Republicans late Thursday were able to corral enough votes to defeat a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to those sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks.

From theroot.com: In his address to the National Urban League’s Centennial Conference in Washington, D.C., this morning, President Barack Obama laid out the future of America’s embroiled educational plan while also chastising some of the policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush.

From Dallas News SAN DIEGO – Shirley Sherrod, the black federal official who was forced to resign last week after a conservative website posted a selectively edited video of her, said Thursday that President Barack Obama “needs a little lesson” in race relations. Sherrod, who was the USDA’s director of rural development in Georgia, was […]

A 13-year-old boy died after he was repeatedly shot as he rode his bicycle near his West Pullman home Wednesday night, police and family say.

Actor/comedian Chris Tucker has somehow gotten himself into a huge problem with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). TMZ is reporting that he owes an astonishing $11 million dollars in back taxes. The star, who broke onto the national radar with his role as “Smokey” in the Ice Cube penned comedy ‘Friday’ has been very selective […]

When we study the intense struggle for civil rights in this nation, we quickly – and rightfully so – find ourselves analyzing the life and legacy of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We learn of his tireless efforts to achieve equality and justice for all of humanity, as we pass on anecdotes of […]

The homegoing services for Bishop Walter L. Hawkins will feature Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary and BeBe Winans on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. His funeral will be Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Paramount. Hawkins died July 11 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Hawkins is known for his […]