A basic function of prisons is protection. Locking up lawbreakers removes them from the law-abiding. The state can extend prisons' protective ...

In reference to Marianne Hanelore's comments about Rev. Wright's freedom of speech ("Rev. Wright free to speak, too," Letters, April 10), I would ...

A protest is taking place outside the American embassy in Dublin later today in support of a journalist and Black activist who's on death row in ...

The need for health-care professionals to communicate better about end-of-life issues with African-American patients and overcome their mistrust ...

NAACP officials have met with the top-ranking officer of the Ohio State Highway Patrol to urge the firing of two troopers involved in a photo prank ...

The baseball season is just a few weeks old, the hockey playoffs are under way, but Chaka Fattah is already talking football.. . "We have a ...

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 ...

The Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association will host a citywide commnity conversation with local business, civic, and community organizations ...

Accusations of backdoor-dealing and irresponsible pay plans marked Tuesday night's debate at a special meeting of the Little Rock School Board. At ...

The chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus says black lawmakers will begin sampling Highway Patrol traffic stop videos when the current ...

Meetings with the Tennessee Black Caucus and media attention have resulted in the Tennessee Board of Regents having a special meeting April 25, to ...

While this entrepreneur's name may not be familiar to most, Mike Johns, CEO of UrbanWorld Wireless, quietly sits at the helm of one of the largest global digital content providers targeting the urban lifestyle.

His company partners with major US cellphone carriers such as Boost Mobile (a subsidiary of Sprint), and has expanded to include original mixtapes and voicetones, interactive content, and viral marketing.

In our first interview about African Americans revolutionizing technology and other industries, Johns gave BuzzologySurveys the inside scoop on how he got into the wireless game, more on UrbanWorld, and what to expect with the next generation of mobile devices...

*Folks are highly upset with ABC's Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos for spending the first 50 minutes of Wednesday night's Democratic candidates' debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on irrelevant issues.

Three more lawmakers are seeking investigations of federally funded research in poor, black neighborhoods that resulted in sewage sludge being ...

Tennessee Voices . I held off on speaking about the Rev. Wright controversy for a number of reasons. The primary one being that I know two ...