DCF Secretary Butterworth to step down
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Bob Butterworth resigned Tuesday as the head of Florida’s historically troubled child protection agency, following a 19-month stint in one of the …
Michelle Obama’s call to action
John McCain and Barack Obama may be the headliners in this year’s presidential election. But Frasier Robinson may impact the election more than many of …
Mandela turns 90!
QUNU, South Africa – Songs, laughter, teasing and tender words marked Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday at a grand luncheon for presidents, village elders and African …
Obama, McCain reach out to Hispanics
ORLANDO (AP) _ Like eager but awkward suitors, Barack Obama and John McCain are working hard and sometimes fumbling in their efforts to court Hispanic …
Stevie Wonder talks about Obama, new tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can’t get it to work right. But wait, it’s not …
Obama closes in on nomination as Clinton loans money to campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama was within striking distance of the Democratic presidential nomination this week after a decisive win in North Carolina and a …
THE POLITICS OF BLACKNESS: The art of intimidation, voter fraud and voter suppression
The finger pointing is so bad it’s hard to filter out fact from fiction. And we voters think that we select politicians and presidents solely …
Newspaper’s revelation rocks photographer’s family
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Civil rights movement veterans are struggling to explain the motives of a revered photographer recently unmasked as an FBI informant who spied on …