NATIONAL NEWS
Alternatives to custody are urged for juvenile offendersNEW YORK - Facing 18 months of state detention for robbery, the 16-year-old from Staten Island said he's hoping to earn his high school equivalency and go to college. He didn't have a particular hope regarding his transfer to one of the state's 35 residential facilities. More » |
Pastor is only black member of white, affluent churchSAN MARINO, Calif. - Microphone in hand, the Rev. Art Cribbs eases himself onto the chancel steps until he is at eye level with the tiniest of his congregants. They gather around eagerly as he pulls out a toy globe and begins to spin it, his finger stopping on Africa. More » |
Racial tensions heating up again in Brooklyn's Crown HeightsNEW YORK - Seventeen years after race riots left the streets of Crown Heights bloodied, tensions are rising again in the neighborhood restlessly shared by Orthodox Jews and blacks. More » |
Black campers recruit against history, stereotypesGADSDEN, Ala. - The throngs that filled campgrounds across America over Memorial Day weekend included both hardy outdoors types and those who prefer creature comforts, but they had at least one thing in common: Nearly all were white. More » |
