African-Americans
Biden’s support from black voters cut in half after debate: Reuters/Ipsos poll
World
July 3, 2019
Biden’s support from black voters cut in half after debate: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden, the early front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has lost…
Rappers, women aiming big at Grammys after past snubs
Music
February 9, 2019
Rappers, women aiming big at Grammys after past snubs
Music’s biggest stars will gather in Los Angeles on Sunday for the Grammy Awards, and this year observers are hoping…
Restrictive rules keep millions of Americans from voting
World
November 4, 2018
Restrictive rules keep millions of Americans from voting
Millions of Americans will be barred from casting ballots in Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections due to electoral rules at…
New tape shows Trump campaign aides discussing possibility of N-word tape
World
August 15, 2018
New tape shows Trump campaign aides discussing possibility of N-word tape
Aides to President Donald Trump questioned him during the 2016 campaign about the existence of an audio tape…
Trump still fuels racial divide a year after Charlottesville
World
August 11, 2018
Trump still fuels racial divide a year after Charlottesville
There has been no reset, no moment of national healing. One year after blaming “both sides” for violent clashes…
Spike Lee says he hopes his new film, ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ makes Donald Trump a one-term President
Culture
August 8, 2018
Spike Lee says he hopes his new film, ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ makes Donald Trump a one-term President
Spike Lee hopes his new movie, “BlacKkKlansman,” inspires Americans not to vote President Donald Trump into office for a…
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
Cinema/TV
August 1, 2018
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager who went to a Florida store for Skittles but was shot…
Beyonce, Jay-Z celebrate marriage and blackness in surprise album
Culture
June 18, 2018
Beyonce, Jay-Z celebrate marriage and blackness in surprise album
Music’s most famous couple Beyonce and Jay-Z pulled a surprise by releasing a joint album, a long-rumored collaboration that…
Obama says new black history museum tells story of America
Art news
September 27, 2016
Obama says new black history museum tells story of America
President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed hope that a new national museum showcasing the triumphs and tragedies of the African…
Sudden cardiac arrest more likely in African-Americans
Health & Fitness
July 21, 2015
Sudden cardiac arrest more likely in African-Americans
Black Americans are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest than their white counterparts, a new study suggests.Black participants in…