Associated Press writer Megan K. Scott reports that the popularity of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa may be waning.
The holiday, which was created in 1966 by Maulana Ron Karenga, a professor at California State University, Long Beach, runs…
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A teacher at Princeton University posted a piece in response to the incident in which the day-camp kids were turned away from the swimming pool because they might change the complexion of the swim club. Melissa Harris-Lacewell is an associate…
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The Pew Research Center reports that two national surveys show Hispanics are closer to African-Americans than whites as far as believing police and the courts will treat them fairly.
Less than half of Hispanics — 46 percent — are confident…
The Washington Post published a thought-provoking story about a bubbling debate in the Black community regarding scrutiny of President Barack Obama.
Though some of Obama’s highest approval ratings can be found…
By Kurt Greenbaum and Darryl Swint
Barack Obama’s election brought a question to the minds of some Americans: Is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream fulfilled? Are we now blind to
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Andrew Manis also serves on the steering committee of Macon’s Center for Racial understanding
In a…