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Strong public support for same-sex marriage exceeds strong opposition by a significant margin for the first time in ABC News/ Washington Post polls, and African-Americans have moved more in favor, perhaps taking their lead from President Obama on the issue.

A series of detailed reports released Tuesday by the Urban Strategies Council revealed some stark statistics on how black boys are faring in the Oakland school district and in some of its schools in particular.

Once a decade, the Census Bureau sends interviewers out to U.S. households. Above, the streets of Santa Monica in November.

Fairly or not, African-Americans have become the public face of resistance to same-sex marriage, owed to their religious beliefs and the outspoken opposition of many black pastors.

"The key to married men adopting a healthier diet is for couples to discuss and negotiate the new, healthier menu changes as a team," said Derek Griffith, assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

A study drawing on data from more than 32,000 African Americans and 50 institutions around the country suggests a specific gene variant is correlated with how much a person smokes.

A new registry compiled by two major universities reveals that more than 2,000 prisoners were incorrectly imprisoned for serious crimes since 1989.

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"Red Tails" dramatizes the historic breakthroughs made by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

A spokeswoman for RG Steel says the company is considering selling steel mills in three states, including the Sparrows Point plant outside Baltimore.

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is accusing Planned Parenthood of providing abortions as part of a plot to "eliminate and limit" the African-American population.

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality as a civil right if the question is put to voters on the ballot in Maryland or other states.

In advance of the NAACP's 8th Annual Leadership 500 Summit , which will hitA Destin, Florida, May 24 through 27, we sat down with the new guard of the 103-year-old civil rights organization to discuss the biggest issues impacting African Americans today and what we can do about them.

The national board of the NAACP, America's oldest civil rights organization, officially endorsed same-sex marriage rights Saturday after a vote in which only two members dissented.

Ervin "Magic" Johnson's new cable network Aspire will offer African-American-themed programming that emphasizes faith, family and community, according to new Aspire general manager Paul Butler.

An 8-year-old boy who was kicked out of class for wearing a costume of Dr. Martin Luther King is asking for an apology from school officials.

I have written a lot about the resurgence of segregated schools in the South, not by court order, but by housing choices.

N ASHVILLE, Tenn. On Monday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is expected to fully endorse same-sex marriage as well as the President's decision to do so.

While some families rushed into Rye Playland to enjoy the rides on a hot spring day, others stopped to look at the various craft tables set up at the entrance, including artwork and baked goods, before heading off.

The Board of Directors for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People voted Saturday to support marriage eqaulity for all people including same sex couples.