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By DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Here are some of the actual hardworking Americans Hillary was talking about during the Presidential Debate on Monday. These people all …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER United by their shared losses, Sabrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal and Gwen Carr have decided to use their grief as motivation to help …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON – Black history officially has a new, prominent place in America’s story. With hugs, tears …

Staff Report DETROIT – The former Detroit home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks is set to be torn down and refashioned for a new …

By Barbara Howard Back in 2000 I wrote a poem entitled, “Why Do You Call Me Names?” The genesis of the poem was the backlash …

By BILL BARROW Associated Press MIAMI – Francis Suarez comes from a long line of civic and political leaders who have formed the Republican bedrock …

RAYNARD JACKSON With less than seven weeks to go before one of the most historic elections in our nation’s history, and when the GOP needs …

AL CALLOWAY Recently, an African American Ph.D. I know had business in a building where Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign occupies a sizable storefront office. All …

ANTONIA WILLIAMS-GARY Summer is officially over and there are simply too many people debating whether or not it is ok to wear white after Labor …

By CALIBE THOMPSON I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Caribbean people as a block aren’t liberal by nature. In fact, many …