NATIONAL NEWS
New U.S. Senate bill means healthier lunches in schoolsIn a unanimous vote last Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act, a bill that will provide billions of dollars for child nutrition in schools. More » |
Big trouble lurks for black members in US CongressWASHINGTON - These were supposed to be heady days for African-Americans in Congress, with President Barack Obama occupying the White House and a half-dozen blacks holding powerful committee chairmanships and leadership jobs. More » |
Exhibit shows story of pioneering black doctorsFORT WORTH, Texas - Patients would show up at all hours. Sometimes with a broken arm, or a burst appendix, or a baby on the way. More » |
Congresswoman's loss signals end to family's reignDETROIT - They called it "Team Kilpatrick," a small army of family and friends dedicated to keeping a Detroit congresswoman and her brash, rising star son in office. More » |
Bernice King leads crowd in prayer for SCLC unityATLANTA - The Rev. Bernice King delivered an impassioned plea Friday to the fractured membership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to come together after months of bitter infighting that have pushed the famed civil rights organization to the brink of extinction. More » |
USDA racial flap reconstructedWASHINGTON - As a racial firestorm erupted last month, the White House buzzed with questions and concerns about the forced ouster of a black Agriculture Department employee. But no one stepped in to stop Secretary Tom Vilsack from pressuring Shirley Sherrod to resign, a decision administration officials from President Barack Obama on down now say was a mistake. More » |
