Police: Former cop picked up prostitutes while on duty
FORT LAUDERDALE — A former Fort Lauderdale police officer picked up prostitutes and forced them — at least once at gunpoint — to perform oral …
Jay-Z designs Arthur Ashe T-shirt for charity
NEW YORK _ Jay-Z has designed a T-shirt with an image of tennis great Arthur Ashe that will be sold during the U.S. Open to …
Justice Dept. seeks stronger civil rights division
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing …
Police lure fugitives with stimulus checks
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) _ Police are using the promise of a stimulus check to make some arrests. Authorities in Fort Lauderdale say they sent letters …
Ramadan fast a coming-of-age challenge
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) _ Naveed Khan of Waterbury and his three children won’t eat food or drink water for 15 hours today, or any day, …
Lynching victim Till’s casket to go to Smithsonian
CHICAGO (AP) — The glass-topped casket that displayed lynching victim Emmett Till’s disfigured body to the world and became a rallying point for the civil …
The Health Reform Debate and Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, striking approximately 200,000 men each year. African-American men are at the highest risk.
AFRICA COUNTS: Climate Change: A challenge for West Africa
We in the United States have been debating causes of, and responses to, climate change for some time. Now, we are at last beginning to …
WAKE UP CALL: Will Michael Vick find redemption in Philadelphia?
I often marvel at the hypocrisy that bubbles to the surface of American discourse and discussion when addressing issues of crime and punishment. For example; …
THE GANTT REPORT: Black people are running!
It’s 2009, and black people are running! Most of us are running for our lives, but many African Americans are already running for elected office …