LIMA, Peru – Elegant in tuxedos and white gloves, the six black pallbearers silently and gracefully remove the mahogany coffin bearing a Lima tire magnate …

MIAMI (AP) – Despite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call for close examination by President Barack Obama and even a 1960s-style sit-in at …

SOUTH FLORIDA – From Key West to Palm Beach County, South Floridians joined much of the nation this week to express shock, disbelief and muted …

NEW YORK – Since it began, rap has found ways to offend. Whether for political content, sexual imagery, misogyny, violence or coarse humor, rappers have …

MIAMI – Renowned singer and songwriter Chaka Khan is lending her celebrity status to the Dress for Success Worldwide organization which helps low-income women with …

ROME – Former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell, Jamaican teammate Sherone Simpson and their trainer were formally placed under criminal investigation for violating Italy’s doping …

LAGOS, Nigeria — A woman who could be considered Africa’s Oprah Winfrey is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country …

FORT LAUDERDALE – Broward Sheriff Scott Israel met with a group of pastors this week to discuss possible reactions to the verdict in the second …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Lexington’s ban on the flying of the Confederate flag on city light poles does not violate a heritage group’s right of …

WASHINGTON — Take a glance at the anniversary calendar this year and it’s clear that, in America, racial progress comes in fits and starts. The …