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Author Stewart Buck has a new book, “Acting White: The Ironic Legacy Of Desegregation” in which he claims that integration has had a negative affect on African-American education.Richard Thompson Ford at Slate wrote this about the book: It was desegregation that destroyed thriving black schools where black faculty were role models and nurtured excellence among […]

*On his July 2 radio show, right wing host Rush Limbaugh said he believes President Obama ruined the economy on purpose as “payback” for 230 years of racial oppression. He railed: “Who is Obama? Why is he doing this? Why? Why is he doing it? Is he stupid? Is it an accident? Is he doing […]

Black-and-white posters of Oscar Grant’s smiling face are plastered on many downtown shop windows, especially on 17th Street, which suffered the most damage after riots broke out to protest the deadly police shooting that killed the 22-year-old butcher’s apprentice on New Year’s Day last year. As the trial of former police officer Johannes Mehserle, accused […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton will visit an Indianapolis church July 11 to hold a prayer service and address the Brandon Johnson excessive force case. Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, will be at Eastern Star Church, 5750 E. 30th St., at 7 p.m. Jeffrey Johnson, senior pastor at the church, said he was asked […]

This story takes depravity and skankiness to a new high. No, make that to a new low. Thomas Marcus Arnold, Danny Lee Arnold, Lisa Arnold In Georgia, two men were busted Monday for their alleged involvement in the sexual molestation of a 10-year-old girl. Authorities there have charged Danny Lee Arnold, 19, with child molestation, […]

Dallas Police Chief David Brown is set to return to work today slightly more than two weeks after his son fatally shot two people, including a Lancaster police officer, City Manager Mary Suhm confirmed Tuesday. Suhm said she met with Brown on Tuesday afternoon at City Hall and they discussed his return to the department. […]

Court Asked to Reinstate Drilling Ban The Obama administration asked a federal court in Louisiana to reinstate the ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that the six-month ban on drilling in more than 500 feet of water, imposed in late May, was necessary to allow time to adopt stricter safety and environmental […]

They thought it was about Elvis. Patrons gather outside during intermission of “Fences,” a revival of August Wilson’s play, on Broadway in June. That’s what a focus group of black women concluded about the musical “Memphis” last summer when they were asked to assess the show’s tagline, “The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” But after […]

This week, President Barack Obama announced plans to award nearly $2 billion for new solar plants. He argues that the investment will create thousands of jobs and improve the nation’s commitment to renewable energy. The two companies awarded funds for the projects are Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar manufacturing. The Obama Administration says the the projects […]

Nearly two years ago, the “audacity of hope” worked for presidential candidate Barack Obama. But now, it’s time for President Obama and his Democratic operatives to kick the audacity part up a few notches. That’s because the wave of hope that swept Obama into the Oval Office, the hope that led many black people to […]

For months, we’ve been hearing about how new restrictions on overdraft fees will lead to “the end of free checking” as banks seek to replace the billions in fees they’re about to lose. You could be forgiven if you’re left with the impression that every checking account will now come with a $10 to $15 […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland, we found out this past week, has been named one of four finalists to host the Democratic National Convention in 2012. Based on past efforts to land this big of a show, as well as on the logistical challenges involved, experts say it’s best not to get our hopes too high for this […]