AL CALLOWAY SAYS: Is the NAACP too old at 100?
Come February 2009, the NAACP will celebrate its 100th birthday. For many years, the organization’s mammoth national headquarters has been ensconced in a Baltimore corporate …
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: I am because we are
Funny how we go through life doing what we know is right and then one day, out of the blue, comes confirmation that our work …
Holiday shoppers seek out new ways to save
U/Miami News Service Arlene Belizaire has a new holiday habit – coupon clipping. “I’ve been buying the Sunday paper for coupons; it’s a hassle but …
Despite bad economy, people seek real Christmas trees
Chattanooga Times Free Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Terry Ramey, owner of Linda's Produce in East Ridge, said the bad economy actually may help sales …
Black bookstores struggle to survive
Located in a non-descript Broward Boulevard shopping plaza, sandwiched between a beauty supply store and natural juicer – unless it is your destination – it’s …
Blacks and the White House: Slavery and service
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his …
Non-profit director used government program to build herself a house
FORT LAUDERDALE — The executive director of a non-profit agency designed to help lower-income, first-time home buyers has used the program to build a house …
DNA helps solve boy’s cold-case murder
WEST PALM BEACH – After remaining a mystery for 11 years, the murder of little Michael Livingston Malcolm Jr. may have finally been solved. Now, …
Obama calls for Illinois governor to resign
CHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined others in calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign, distancing himself further from the unfolding …
Vietnamese-American a surprise win for La. GOP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Meet Joe Cao, the new congressman from New Orleans and the first Vietnamese-American to ever sit in the U.S. House of …