Black homeowners struggle financially
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – Yul Dorn and his wife raised their son and daughter in a three-bedroom …
Minorities given new tool to challenge all-white juries
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM By DAVID PITT Associated Press Justice Daryl Hecht DES MOINES, Iowa – Black defendants on trial in Iowa have a better …
At 37, Venus Williams moves into 10th Wimbledon semifinal
Venus Williams remains in the hunt at Wimbledon. Associated Press LONDON — Venus Williams’ mother could not stop smiling and laughing. She had just watched …
Jobless rate for blacks hit 17-year low
STOCK PHOTO By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to 7.1 percent in June, the lowest level in more than …
Caterpillar donates generator to Haiti
A Caterpillar generator. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Associated Press LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An Indiana-based Caterpillar Inc. plant is marking its 35-year anniversary in Lafayette by making …
Pat Riley: Heat growth up to the team players
PHOTO COURTESY OF HISPANOSNBA By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – Pat Riley has a trip to his California home awaiting, followed by a …
Faith leaders question Voter Fraud Commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. PHOTO COURTESY OF WHO CAN VOTE? By JENNIFER R. FARMER jfarmer@piconetwork.org Groups Say No One Should Be Allowed to …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF BECAUSE OF THEM WE CAN SHARIAH HARRIS IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE HIGHEST US POLO LEAGUE GREENWICH, …
Two sought regarding noose in a Philadelphia tree
Rittenhouse Square neighborhood PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILLYVOICE.COM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – Police say they want to talk to two people about a noose found hanging …
Kendrick Lamar, Sheeran have top albums at mid-year
Kendrick Lamar PHOTO COURTESY OF NOISY-VICE Associated Press NEW YORK — Nielsen Music’s midyear report says Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran have the top albums …