African-American News

At a conference held in Baton Rouge at the end of May, called @Large and aimed to attract black conservatives, black Democrat Elbert Guillary, a member of the state legislature, announced that he was switching party and becoming a Republican.

The Question Bridge project , a multimedia art initiative meant to "represent and redefine Black male identity in America," has taken to Kickstarter with Question Bridge Interactive .

James Weldon Johnson lives on in history and is often best-known for his leadership of the NAACP by becoming the organization's first Black manager.

Even if the numbers really aren't as damning as they're made out to be, the decline of African-American players in Major League Baseball is something that the league is very much stressing over.

The university's Sallie Ellis Davis Cultural Arts Center will analyze the significant roles of African-Americans in the workplace through a series of influential Hollywood films and a lecture this month.

I have a Christian friend, with children and grandchildren in church schools and plenty to recommend him as a professional and alumnus.

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two cases involving same-sex marriage, a new documentary takes a look at what same-sex marriage means for African-Americans.

USA Today is reporting on an incident called a suicide by authorities, that the NAACP thinks may actually be a lynching.

In two lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on June 11, the agency accused two large employers of using criminal background checks to illegally discriminate against black workers.

The ability to distinguish between odors declines steadily with age, but a new study shows that African-Americans have a much greater decrease in their sense of smell than Caucasians.

Shade and Odell Lee stayed awake until sunrise. Two of eight Lee brothers serving in World War II, the pair were in Saipan, discussing life both at home and abroad, with an inevitable question mixed in: "What if we don't make it home?" Shade, a Tuskegee Airman, noticed the character Odell, a Montford Point Marine, kept about him as the men played ... (more)

You can almost see Boone County grow up before your eyes. On July 4, the Columbia Missourian will unveil 100 videos, one for each age from 1 to 100.

Although the pornography industry reportedly generated a staggering $10 billion per year at one point, the blue movie biz may be plagued by the age-old looming specter of racism.

In interviews I conducted for my story on how San Bernardino County now has a Latino majority, a few people told me although they didn't mind the increase in the Latino population, they were bothered by the growing number of Spanish-speaking immigrants who speak little or no English.

This is part of an effort to bring more awareness about the impact of what a proposed coal-fired power plant-- Plant Washington -- would have on the local community in regard to environmental health.

In spring 1970, during a time of strained racial relations in Springfield and across the country, Central High School's black students -- and some of their white classmates -- walked out of class.

Andrew Roger's Barber Shop, one of the first black-owned businesses in Marietta, was located on the southwest corner of the Square in 1915.

The demographic winter of white America is at hand, even as it began years ago for the native-born of old Europe.

Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, causing billions of dollars of damage and a death toll in the thousands.

Gum Springs Community Day is today from 1-5 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Park, 8115 Fordson Road.