'Christian terrorist'? Norway case strikes debate
When the "enemy" is different, an outsider, it's easier to draw quick conclusions, to develop stereotypes. It's simply human nature: There is "us," and there is "them." But what happens when the enemy looks like us - from the same tradition and belief system? More »
NAACP urges need for minorities to vote in '12
LOS ANGELES - The NAACP plans a big push to increase minority turnout in the 2012 elections, hoping to gain political influence and turn back what the civil rights group says are efforts in various states to deny minorities the right to vote. More »
'Hollywood' won't yield to those of color
LOS ANGELES - Harry Belafonte says Hollywood has yet to explore the breadth of black experience and that the industry will "never ever yield to the needs of people of color." More »
In the land of soccer, NBA eyes African inroads
DAKAR, Senegal - On a rectangle of dirt separating two arms of a congested highway, a game of soccer is under way - just as it is every day in cities throughout Africa. Not far away, a team of coaches from the NBA is trying to expand the continent?s options. More »