Achievement gap still splits white, black students
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according …
Even in death, no rest for lynching victim Till
CHICAGO (AP) _ When his mother put the battered body of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the ground more than 50 years ago, it was supposed …
NAACP to use latest technology to fight racism
NEW YORK (AP) _ The NAACP may be 100 years old, but it's using the latest technology to fight racism.
Hispanic rights group at center of Sotomayor fight
NEW YORK (AP) _ Cesar Perales has fought his share of critics over the years, in legal battles for minorities denied jobs, bilingual classes in …
Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny, corruption
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) _ An American president who has “the blood of Africa within me'' praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting …
AFRICA COUNTS: “Ghana-Obama”
“Ghana-Obama.” These were the only words I could understand in the catchy rhythm coming over the radio in the taxi cab in Accra, the capital …
The Undressed Economy: The GOP is the party of bigots
I’ve been grossly amused by the two Sunday opinion pieces in The Miami Herald written by Frances Rice, chairman of the National Black Republican Association, …
CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS: Unbelievable, but true
On July 1, 2009, current city of Miami Chief of Police John Timoney put out a press release titled, “Law Enforcement Leaders highlight How Broken …
Bolt defies weather, wins 200 in 19.59 in Lausanne
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history, finishing in 19.59 seconds at the Athletissima meet Tuesday despite chilly weather …
Black scuba divers win national award
A group of black scuba divers will receive a national award and a planned tour of the White House in Washington, D.C. next week for …