Opinion: What does Blackness look like? – In America - CNN.com Blogs

I always thought I could spot a Black person anywhere.

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Black unemployment rate stays unchanged at 15.8% in 2011 - Jan. 6, 2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For the country as a whole, the unemployment rate fell in 2011.

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Judge: Black church rightful owner of KKK store - Yahoo! News

COLUMBIA, S.C.

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Gingrich dared to speak truth on teens' work ethic

San Diego, California (CNN) -- You're a mean one, Mr. Gingrich. Well, not really. Those of us who know Newt Gingrich tend to describe him as not only intelligent but also charming.

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Tiger Woods’ ex-caddie drops racist comment about former boss - Devil Ball Golf - Golf Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Months ago, when Tiger Woods decided to fire caddie Steve Williams after all the turmoil the two had gone through the previous 18 months, blame was tossed Tiger's way.

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Basement case could be US hate crime - Yahoo! News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The case of four mentally disabled adults locked up in a basement crawl space in an alleged scheme by their captors to collect their U.S.

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Second-largest US Indian tribe expels slave descendants

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New Orleans cops convicted in post-Katrina shootings case - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Five current or former police officers were found guilty Friday on a combined 25 counts of civil rights violations tied to fatal shootings on New Orleans' Danziger Bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Justice Department officials said. Jurors reache …

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NC works on compensation for sterilization victims - Yahoo! News

RALEIGH, N.C.

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Montford Marines: Few, proud and black - CNN.com

(CNN) -- Edwin J. Fizer got off the train to report for training at Montford Point, North Carolina in the summer of 1942. He, like all proud Marines, had to prove his mettle. Except, Fizer had another tough hurdle. He was black, and until then, the U.S.

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Mother to Appeal Autistic Son's Conviction

A Virginia mother says she will appeal the conviction of her autistic son, who was charged with beating a police officer after he approached the teen last spring in search of a suspicious person in the area who may have had a gun.

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Motorist dials 9-1-1 over rising gas prices

The complaints that the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office receives on a daily basis run the gamut from the mundane loud barking dog to the routine reports of speeders, to the make-you-shake-your head-and-say-what? calls about "my child is refusing to go to school."

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Travel guide helped African-Americans navigate tricky times

Ernest Green hit the roads of the segregated South as a teen in the 1950s, using a travel guide that pointed out safe havens where African-Americans could eat and stay. The pamphlet promoted vacation without humiliation.

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Mississippi restaurant manager fired for racially insensitive e-mail

The general manager of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Mississippi has been fired for a racially insensitive e-mail that company officials say inadvertently was sent to a Texas woman who had made reservations for her mother's birthday.

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NY governor commutes prison sentence in fatal shooting

New York (CNN) -- Gov. David A.

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69-Year-Old Woman Shoots 18-Year-Old Intruder

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A pistol-packing 69-year-old woman in northern Alabama believes intruders will think twice before messing with her again.

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Calderon Criticism of Arizona Law Overlooks Mexico's Tough Immigration Policy

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has been ripping into Arizona's immigration law as he tours Washington -- while appearing to disregard the way his own country cracks down on immigrants along Mexico's southern border.

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Kids' test answers on race brings mother to tears

A 5-year-old girl in Georgia is being asked a series of questions in her school library. The girl, who is white, is looking at pictures of five cartoons of girls, all identical except for skin color ranging from light to dark.

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Congress Failing to Outlaw Insider Trading for Lawmakers

By BRODY MULLINS And JASON ZWEIG A bill that would require speedier disclosure of stock trades by lawmakers has languished for years on Capitol Hill, suggesting Congress has little appetite for new rules on how its members manage their money.

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Study: Older, unmarried, educated moms on rise

New mothers in the U.S. are increasingly older and better educated than they were two decades ago, according to a study on the state of American motherhood released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

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Bullock's adoption of black baby stirs debate

It was supposed to be just a picture of a happy new mother showing off her beautiful adopted son.

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Grandmother facing battery charges after slapping granddaughter for mouthing off

Largo, Florida -- The arrest of a 73-year-old grandmother has some asking... where do you draw the line when it comes to punishing unruly teens?

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Twentysomethings get their own health plan

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Healthy twentysomethings may not worry much about insurance, but reform aims to change that -- by creating a low-cost plan just for them.

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Malcolm X killer to go free after 44 years

Hagan pleaded his case for freedom: To return to his family, to become a substance abuse counselor and to make his mark on what time he has left in this world.

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California college's student president stabbed; hate crime alleged

The student body president of California State University, Chico, was recovering Monday from stab wounds suffered in what police believe was a hate crime, officials said.

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