Charlotte Observer: NAACP: Too few are freed
State NAACP leaders said Wednesday that federal courts in North Carolina have not freed enough inmates under new laws meant to reduce the disparity ...
Archive for April 9th, 2008
Dallas Morning News: Amanda Lu of Plano: Born in the U.S.A.
The question was a familiar one: "Where are you from?" And the answer seemed obvious: Dallas, Texas. But from previous experience I knew the next ...
Yahoo! News: Quarter of U.S. teen girls have sex-related disease
More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S ...
Yahoo! News: Syphilis rate up for 7th year in row
The U.S. syphilis rate rose for the seventh straight year in 2007, driven by a continued surge in cases among homosexual and bisexual men, the U.S ...
Charlotte Observer: RushmoreDrive to tailor Web searches for blacks
A new online search engine, based in Charlotte and designed for the black community nationwide, goes live today.. . RushmoreDrive. com will combine ...
MyStateline.com: Black Leaders Address Race Issues In Dist. 205
Tonight some community members are asking why the Rockford School district isn't keeping their African American Leaders. . . Doctor Kenneth Jackson ...
Law.com: Holcomb v. Iona College
2nd Cir. 04-01-2008 Calabresi, Circuit Judge 06-3815-cv. Argued: September 5, 2007 . Before: WALKER, CALABRESI, and SACK, Circuit Judges. ...
Hollywood Reporter: Eyewitness to Murder — The King Assassination
6 and 9 p.m. Thursday, April 3 CNN In America, for every great historical tragedy, there is at least one conspiracy theory. I'm not sure when this ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Mothers try, then cry, when kids do wrong
A mother's love can go only so far. It's time some young people in Milwaukee started to realize that.. . Lisa is a hardworking African-American ...
News4Jax.com: 3rd-Grader Speaks Out About Plot To Hurt Teacher
One of the nine children suspended from a Waycross elementary school after a plot to harm a teacher was unveiled spoke out Tuesday afternoon about ...
Chicago Tribune: Feds: Man threatens black celebrities
An Ohio man has been indicted on charges that he threatened to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court and attack well-known black men, including an ...
Yahoo! News: Just 8% Have Favorable Opinion of Pastor Jeremiah Wright
Pastor Jeremiah Wright, who has become part of the national political dialogue in recent days, is viewed favorably by 8% of voters nationwide. A ...
ArkansasMatters.com: NAACP on LRSD
At a press conference in front of Central High school, members denounced the federal lawsuit now in front of Judge Eisele. Though his backdrop was ...
ArkansasMatters.com: Little Rock Teachers Association to Sponsor Community Discussion
The Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association will host a citywide commnity conversation with local business, civic, and community organizations ...
ArkansasMatters.com: More Unrest in the LRSD
Accusations of backdoor-dealing and irresponsible pay plans marked Tuesday night's debate at a special meeting of the Little Rock School Board. At ...