Posts in category Politics

I’ve thought about this for quite some time and now I can finally say, “Yorubas make good babies!” The late Silo Crespo was my religious …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Marion Barry's new memoir seeks to recast the former District of Columbia mayor as a civil rights icon while denying or explaining …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The former head of Florida's child welfare agency is making his bid for attorney general official. George Sheldon, a former legislator …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time confirmed an openly gay black man to a top-level federal judgeship, voting 98-0 on Tuesday to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, regarded by some as America’s foremost think-tank for black political and economic research, …

Jamaica KINGSTON —  Jamaica's government has announced a major rethinking of its marijuana laws, including plans to partially decriminalize small amounts of pot and to …

NEW  YORK — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) – Wrapping up a weekend away with his family, U.S. President Barack Obama was returning to Washington Monday faced with an …

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Like an eager date, Leo Smith showed up at Mount Zion First Baptist Church with a bouquet of flowers in hand. …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is visiting Indian Country for the first time since being elected to the White House, finally getting an in-person …