MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A firefighter hailed for her work ethic and the pride she took in being assigned to the city’s...
CINCINNATI (WCPO) – Like many little girls, Warren Johnson’s daughter wants a Barbie for Christmas. Specifically, she wants a Barbie Fashion Maker African American doll, one...
(Reuters) – A Missouri bar sparked protests after it offered a drink special on the weekend named after black teenager Michael Brown, whose shooting by police...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Producer Ryan Murphy has cast two major roles in his 10-episode FX miniseries take on the O.J. Simpson trial. Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry...
JACK BEZANTS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When King James touched the future queen of England on the shoulder after a basketball game, royal watchers cried...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is following up on his promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands...
(The Washington Post) – The District will be prohibited from legalizing marijuana for the much of the coming year under a spending deal reached Tuesday between...
PHOENIX (AP) — A poignant image has emerged from protests over a deadly police shooting in Phoenix. The 9-year-old daughter of Rumain Brisbon was among those...
BERKELEY, Calif. (New York Times) — This is the college town where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago, spreading across the nation with...
(The Root) – Collectively known as the Divine Nine, black fraternities and sororities have long been central to the African-American college experience—standing as vanguards of social...
