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NAACP regains prominence by diversifying agendaLOS ANGELES - Jobs, education, health, housing - the issues driving the NAACP these days look much like the concerns of most Americans, and that's by design. More » |
Black leaders discuss cuts with ObamaWASHINGTON - Leaders of the largest and oldest black civil rights groups said they urged President Barack Obama in a White House meeting last week to resist deep cuts to programs that benefit urban communities - with some of the highest unemployment rates - as he negotiates the nation?s debt limit. More » |
Michael Hancock sworn in as new Denver mayorDENVER - Michael Hancock, a Democratic former city councilman, was sworn in as Denver mayor last week, calling the city's budget problems a chance to make government more efficient. More » |
Author Sapphire releases 'The Kid,' a sequel to 'Push'When audiences last saw her, Precious Jones, the unforgettable heroine of Sapphire's 1995 novel "Push," was a teenager recovering from years of abuse and trying to make a better life for her newborn son, Abdul. At the novel's close, she tested positive for HIV, a virus she contracted through her father, but through literacy, found hope, a sense of self and an indomitable spirit. More » |
Q&A with SapphireFor more than 20 years, author/poet Sapphire has taken readers through the looking glass, using her works as a mirror to reflect the beauty, brutality, power and pain of the modern-day black experience. Raw and unflinchingly realistic, her texts have left a large and lasting mark on contemporary American and African American literature. More » |
Mich. ban on affirmative action may get 2nd lookDETROIT - Facing a deadline this week, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has pledged to ask an entire federal appeals court to suspend and re-examine a landmark decision that overturned the state's ban on affirmative action in college admissions. More » |
Census figures confirm pockets of diversity in NHCONCORD, N.H. - Opponents of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary have long argued that such a white state shouldn't play such a big role in picking presidents. But new census data released Thursday confirms that parts of the state have grown increasingly diverse. More » |
Smiley and West take Obama critique on the roadBlack activists Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city "Poverty Tour" to bring attention to the needy and to what they say are the failings of President Barack Obama. More » |
