NATIONAL NEWS
Obama accepts Jackson's apology for crude remarkCHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shrugged off a crude comment aimed at him by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, accepting an apology for a remark Jackson made as he contended that Obama wasn't speaking to issues important to the black community. More » |
Balance of aging Supreme Court hinges on next prezWASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's oldest two justices - half the court's liberal wing - top the list of those likely to retire during the next presidential administration. More » |
NAACP head: Obama win won't solve racial injusticeCINCINNATI - Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black president, the chairman of the NAACP told the organization's national convention Sunday night. More » |
Group claims MLK was a RepublicanTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders say is ridiculous. More » |
Architect sought for national black history museumWASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution issued a call for architects last Thursday to submit their qualifications for a competition to build the newest museum on the National Mall, which will be dedicated to black history. More » |
