America 2010: 'Under Educate, Over Incarcerate'
Decades of overspending on U.S. prisons undermine educational opportunities and create distressed neighborhoods that drain a disproportionate share of limited public funds to incarcerate residents, according to a new report by the NAACP. More »
NAACP joins with Gingrich in urging prison reform
Washington - The NAACP is joining Newt Gingrich in calling for a reduction in the number of state and federal prisoners and spending the savings on education. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released a report on Thursday that said between 1987 and 2007, state prison spending grew at six times the rate of higher education spending. More »
Ivory Coast standoff ends with strongman's capture
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - The elected president of this West African nation heralded "the dawn of a new era of hope" Monday when a bloody, four-month standoff ended with the capture of his rival, the longtime strongman who lost the vote but refused to give up power. More »
Malcolm X's daughters unhappy with book
NEW YORK - Two of Malcolm X's daughters are unhappy that a new biography alleges their parents' marriage was strained and that their mother - and possibly their father - were unfaithful. More »
