New York City program for young men draws praise
(Associated Press) – NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of a $127 million project to help young black and Latino men …
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College teachers get training on black history at Harvard University
(Associated Press) – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —Every semester, Cheryl Carpenter tries to think of new ways to introduce Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God …
Census finds fewer black children now live in major cities
Associated Press NEW YORK — A catastrophic flood emptied New Orleans of much of its black youth. Powerful social forces may be doing a similar …
Authorities in US to review black man’s hanging
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) _ Authorities are reviewing the case of a black man found hanging dead from a tree after relatives claimed the state’s deputy …
Former LA Black Panther leader Pratt dies at 63
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) _ Former Black Panther Party leader Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 27 years in prison for …
Georgia crowd gives Clarence Thomas mixed reception
(Associated Press) AUGUSTA, Ga. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was welcomed with a mostly standing ovation when he took the podium May 18 to …
Malcolm X’s daughters reject book’s infidelity charge against parents
(AP) NEW YORK — Two of Malcolm X’s daughters are unhappy that a new biography alleges their parents’ marriage was strained and that their mother …
Blacks seek new clout in once-white suburbs
WASHINGTON (AP) _ With more blacks moving from city to suburb, the National Urban League says it is worried states may improperly seek to stem …
Black population in DC down to 50 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The nation’s capital is on the brink of losing its black majority for the first time in 60 years, according to Census …
‘Uncle Tom’ remark exposes pain in black community
AP National WriterJalen Rose grew up poor in Detroit, the son of a single mom and an NBA player he never met. He helped transform …