Posts in category Black News

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON — This year has brought an unusually grim and steady drumbeat of violence throughout the country. A five-year-old girl killed this …

NEW YORK   —  The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, installed its first black national leader last …

Even in the midst of outbursts of wailing from family members, it was overall a jubilant time as  mourners and nearly 1,000 well-wishers came Saturday …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON — It’s not just black men having difficult relations with police. Black women are having a tough time, too. Consider …

By Colin Campbell Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson passed real-estate tycoon Donald Trump in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll published Monday evening. Carson had …

By Troy Donte’ Prestwood Black Alliance for Educational Options WASHINGTON  — Black voters overwhelmingly support providing parents with high-quality educational options that include a mix …

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II NASHVILLE, Tenn. —  Members of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators said Thursday they’re considering legislative proposals that would …

By COREY WILLIAMS DETROIT —  Gritty residents and business owners who stuck with Detroit through the economic bad times fear they could be priced out …

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nominating two women, both attorneys and academics at Washington-area universities, as members of …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of the prevailing concerns in the black community is when young talented residents go off to college, their return and …