NAACP meet: health crisis is civil rights issue
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "We are fighting for the lives of a whole generation of children," Angela Glover Blackwell told the NAACP's 101st National Convention here July 10.
Cheers for our side!
Cheers and jeers: Frogs and workers? Texas turning blue? Republicans going Green? Obama a Communist? and more.
Verdict in Oscar Grant murder case met with protests
OAKLAND, Calif. -A jury found former police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant III.
Minority kids at disadvantage, community survey shows
Professionals who work with children say minority youth are disadvantaged in health care, education, a safe neighborhood and community resources.
Protestors take a swing at MLB on Arizona
NEW YORK-What do you do when the most American of pastimes intersects with the most un-American of laws?
Oil spill workers report illness, possible long term effects
Cleanup workers are getting sick and health professionals are warning about the long term effects on everyone, including the general population.
Ruth Emerson, civil rights leader
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Judges and lawyers, professors and educators, family and friends all spoke fondly of Ruth Calvin Emerson at the celebration of her life held at the New Haven Peoples Center on June 26.
Jazz fest hears preview of tribute to Dr. King
SAN FRANCISCO - For some years now, bassist, composer, band leader and educator Marcus Shelby has been bringing to musical life some of the most dramatic and significant episodes in American freedom and civil rights struggles.
Justice Department sues Arizona on immigration law
The Obama administration and the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit July 6 to block the implementation of Arizona's controversial anti-immigrant law signed by the states Republican governor in April.
