Posts in category National & World

By GLYNN A. HILL WASHINGTON — A new poll finds African-American and Hispanic millennials are just as technologically connected and likely to get news through …

DURANGO, Colo. — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson took a helicopter tour Tuesday of the southwestern Colorado river affected by this month’s mine wastewater spill …

By STEVE PEOPLES and DIEU NALIO CHERY CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti – Mathieux Saint Fleur has been virtually blind for two decades. In less than 24 hours, …

FORT LAUDERDALE — A local nonprofit group that wants to raise the visibility of the African Diaspora in South Florida is launching a festival they …

RALEIGH, N.C. – The chief leader behind recent nonviolent protests at the North Carolina General Assembly says similar demonstrations could be coming to the halls …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte and Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis will headline this year’s winners of Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards. The …

By LINDSEY BAHR LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “first family of Marvel” has had some growing pains. While Marvel’s X-Men and the Avengers have built …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and JEFF MARTIN ATLANTA — Julian Bond’s life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts …

Photo Courtesy of Wanita Dixon W. PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an effort to pay homage to those who set the course for their lives, …

By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with …