CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.

FORT LAUDERDALE – Prominent business leaders, black professionals and entrepreneurs came together at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, Nov. 18 to witness the launch of ICABA, a new multimedia venture that seeks to identify, connect, and activate accomplished black people around the world.

PARIS, Texas (AP) _ Protesters galvanized by a dragging death that stirred memories of the notorious James Byrd case rallied outside an East Texas courthouse Monday to speak out against a justice system they consider racist.