Get Ready: Experts Say a Government Shutdown is Likely

(The Washington Post) – In America, you can’t legally bet on political outcomes (at least not yet). But if you could, we’d advise you to put some...

Obama Trying to Boost Free Community College Plan

NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With his plan for two years of free community college stalled in Congress, President Barack Obama is trying to...

Georgia Inmate Wants New Hearing Over Juror’s Racial Slur

MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An African-American man on Georgia’s death row is asking the Supreme Court for a new sentencing hearing because a...

Baltimore Approves $6.4M Settlement in Freddie Gray Case

JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A city board approved on Wednesday a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black...

Black Methodist Leaders Organize for Justice

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Flanked by images of the nine men and women at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., and...

BMW Agrees to Pay $1.6 Million in Racial Discrimination Suit

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — BMW has agreed to pay $1.6 million and provide job opportunities for dozens of former black employees who said they were victims...

Serena Williams Beats Venus at US Open to Extend Slam Bid

HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle....

Football Players Accused in Ref Hit Say He Used Racial Slur

Poll: Blacks, Whites Agree Police Treat Blacks Differently

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USA Today) — Sharp differences exist between the way blacks and whites view the treatment of blacks by police, according to a poll being released Wednesday by...

Oregon Officers Turn In Police Chief, Allege Racism

(CNN) – Alex Stone knew he had no other choice. The police officer in Clatskanie, Oregon, filed a formal complaint when he allegedly heard the city’s...