WASHINGTON (AP) _ Democrats facing strong headwinds
this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to
polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay
involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.
LOS
ANGELES (AP) _ Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar on
Sunday night, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel became the first to do so for
``Gone with the Wind.''
WASHINGTON
(AP) _ Hispanic and black businesses are receiving a disproportionately small
number of federal stimulus contracts, creating a rising chorus of demands for
the Obama administration to be more inclusive and more closely track who
receives government-financed work.