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Area Residents Enjoy Pas…
Belizean Ambassador Nestor Mendez, his wife Elvira and son Anwar st…
Protesters Target Pepco …
More than 80 protesters showed up Tuesday at the downtown offices o…
Cash Mob Suppots Small B…
FraserNet, The Empowerment Experiment and Black Business Advocates …
Mother, Daughter to Grad…
Duo Will Receive Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling BOWI…
Consultant Guilty in Rob…
BALTIMORE - A Republican campaign consultant was convicted Friday of conspi…
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Student-Inspired Website Makes History Accessible School Without W…
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'Godfather of Go-Go,' Chuck Br…
Chuck Brown, the legendary musician and pioneer of Go-Go, has died at the age of 75. His passing was confirmed late Wednesday by h…
Will Gay Marriage Divide Black…
Right on the heels of North Carolina becoming the 31st state in the Union to pass a ban on homosexual marriage, President …
New Orleans Hosts Racial Heali…
Hundreds of community, civil rights and social justice leaders met in New Orleans recently with the support of a philanthr…
Life & Style
Donna Summer Dead at 63
Donna Summer, known for her soaring voice and sensual purrs, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The 63-year-old queen of disco, who had been li…
Christians React to President's Support …
Blacks Remain Conservative on Gay Rights Issues The Rev. Wallace Charles Smith, senior minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest, like…
New York Times Best Seller List
Fifty Shades of Grey, E. L. James Sunrise Point, Robyn Carr The Witness, Nora Roberts Fifty Shades Darker, E.L. James The Innocent, David Baldacci…
World Stories
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China Offers South Sudan $8 Bi…
C China has offered South Sudan $8 billion in development funds for road, hydropower, infrastructure and agriculture projects, So…
Sudan Leader Omar al-Bashir Sa…
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has ruled out talks with South Sudan on the simmering border conflict that has prompted fears of …
Nigeria's Finance Minister Con…
You may not know Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's Finance Minister, but that may soon change. The World Bank is soon to select its …
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Media Ignores Success of Food …
The Department of Agriculture recently issued a report showing that food stamps, one of the nation's largest safety net programs, …
The Auto Industry's Comeback C…
The Obama 2012 campaign slogan should be "Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive." President Barack Obama's role in …
The Howard Theatre: "The Peopl…
During the segregation era when Washington, D.C.'s U Street corridor was known as "Black Broadway," the Howard Theatre was…
Opinion & Editorials
Obama Did Not Take Easy Way Out on Same-…
One point that is absolutely clear, President Barack Obama is no political coward. The President made history by backing...
The U.S. is Inconsistent on Hu…
I really wish that I could take it on faith that the U.S. government was sincere when it compla…
Working Hard to Get Back on Tr…
Since childhood, 21-year-old Ashante Dickens has had a clear goal: "I want to be an elementary …
Protecting Voting Rights
African Americans and Hispanics turned out in record numbers to participate in the 2008 preside…
Confronting Child Sexual Abuse
When I heard about the allegations of child sexual abuse at a local church-run daycare center a…
The Al Sharpton-Alexis Herman …
One hundred and nine Bennett College students shook my hand and received their diplomas last Sa…
Hate Groups Need to be Confron…
The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream…
Hate Groups Need to be Confron…
The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream…
We Must Take More Responsibili…
The scripture of various religions states that the truth will set you free. If you study or ana…
Mitt Romney Leads 'Circle of C…
I recently saw a fascinating commentary where a right-wing pundit, while discussing the purport…
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