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ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (AP) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that Nigeria must do more to alleviate the extreme poverty across the nation’s predominantly …

HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ The chairwoman of Montana’s Yellowstone County Republican committee denied Monday that she posted a racist photo mocking President Barack Obama and …

WASHINGTON (AP) – After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe black Americans in surveys.

CHICAGO (AP) – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday called on blacks nationwide to curb economic disparities by cutting back on excessive spending, …

HAVANA (AP) _ The man tapped as the likely heir-apparent to Raul Castro is largely unknown off the island, but his rise to the country’s …

Black History Month Special Mohamed Hamaludin mhamaludin@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Trailblazing U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke will be honored as part of Black History Month …

The following is the text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address delivered Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress in Washington, …

The following is the text of the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address as prepared for delivery by Sen. Marco …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) _ In Africa, where the Catholic church continues to grow, both worshippers and clergy have said they hope to see the rise of …

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Police have launched a manhunt for a former comrade suspected of gunning down a college basketball coach, her fiance and leaving …