Analysis: Obama’s rare race foray a positive step
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Perhaps the biggest “teachable moment” from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. saga was for President Barack Obama: If you want to improve …
Harvard professor, arresting policeman to talk again
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The black scholar and the white police sergeant who arrested him agreed to disagree and promised to talk again, a gracious conclusion …
Analysis: Race is daunting challenge for Obama – An AP News Analysis
WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama’s summary of the furor over a black Harvard professor’s arrest was so understated, and perhaps obvious, that it barely rose …
Gates says it’s time to “move on” from his arrest
BOSTON (AP) _ Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he is ready to move on from his arrest by a white police officer, hoping …
Obama turns health care focus to families, voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of urging lawmakers to embrace his health care agenda, President Barack Obama took his case back to the road Thursday …
Analysis: Gates arrest a signpost on racial road
It took less than a day for the arrest of Henry Louis Gates to become racial lore. When one of America’s most prominent black intellectuals …
Heated words traded at rally over dragging death
PARIS, Texas (AP) — On one side of a downtown street in this eastern Texas town stood about 200 protesters, chanting “Black Power” and led …
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: The Harvard Bogeyman
First, it was voting while black. Then, it was driving while black. Now, it’s being at home while black. What’s next? Breathing while black??
Ex-NFL star Vick released from federal custody
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Suspended NFL star Michael Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence Monday, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. …
Charges dropped against prominent Harvard professor
BOSTON – Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped disorderly-conduct charges against prominent African-American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. after he was arrested on Thursday while trying to …