Black farmers protest bar on further claims in discrimination settlement
The farmers, organized in the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, headquartered in Memphis, held a church rally to highlight the issue.
Santorum’s anti-black blabber
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has set his sights on a new target: struggling African-Americans.
Black church fights hateful KKK store
After a legal battle between an African church and a KKK store, a judge ruled that the church is the owner of the building where racist merchandise is sold.
Chicago mayor aims to aggressively privatize schools
The mayor's plan will affect 10,000 students, mostly Black and Latino, and result in the firing of 600 teachers, principals, building maintenance, cafeteria and other workers.
Routine teen-aged HIV test proposed by doctors
The Center for Disease Control has called for universal testing of all patients between the ages of 16 and 64. However, the U.S. Public Health Service has not endorsed the proposal.
Supreme Court says no new hearing to Duane Buck
Duane Buck, an African American death row inmate in Texas was refused a new hearing by the Supreme Court this week.
Civil rights, labor alliance mobilizing black voters to repeal SB 5
The civil rights movement and the labor movement have joined forces in a statewide campaign to get African-American voters to the polls Nov. 8, to restore union bargaining rights in Ohio by voting "No on Issue 2."
Gettin’ fired up and ready to go: Obama speaks at the Black Caucus
President Obama must keep wearing that working-class warrior badge of honor.
Jackson: Jobs needed as state cuts endanger lives
People want to move from welfare to work, but the requirements to make that transition are missing.
Thousands show up for Black Caucus jobs fair (video)
Video highlights from the Congressional Black Caucus jobs fair/town hall meeting held on Aug. 31 here at the Crenshaw Christian Center with more than 500 people in attendance. An estimated 20,000 showed up for the CBC's jobs fair earlier that day.
