Trump: ‘Look at my African-American’
June 4, 2016
Donald Trump singled out a black supporter at a rally in California on Friday as he sought to demonstrate his support among African-Americans, saying, “Look
Obama looking to improve odds for minority boys
February 27, 2014
Long before he arrived at the White House, Barack Obama was the son of a single mother, challenged and tempted by the same societal ills
Racial equality? Not really
August 23, 2013
Has the U.S. achieved Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a colorblind society? Fewer than half of all Americans say the country has made substantial
Obama gets personal about Trayvon Martin case
July 20, 2013
President Barack Obama kept his own counsel after the six women deciding whether George Zimmerman deserved prison time for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin
Romney draws boos from NAACP crowd
July 12, 2012
Unflinching before a skeptical NAACP crowd, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew
Barbour lives large on Mississippi-state jet
December 27, 2010
Haley Barbour, the Mississippi governor who thinks the Ku Klux Klan is just a misunderstood community civic group, has a new problem. Seems the guv
Race-based predatory lending fueled housing crisis
October 4, 2010
Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in
Arizona Governor signs bill targeting ethnic studies
May 12, 2010
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts
Racism, bigotry in health care protest
March 21, 2010
Racism and anti-gay bigotry reared their ugly heads Saturday as Tea Party participants protested the health care vote that is scheduled for a historic vote