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...Some things we just didn't do for money. The United States always defined capitalism, but it didn't used to define us. But now it's becoming all that we are. Did you know, for example, that there

HOUSTON — The Obama administration is vastly expanding a federal effort begun under President George W. Bush to identify and deport illegal immigrants held in local jails. But here in the city where t

MODIIN ILLIT, West Bank — Seen from afar, this fast-growing settlement embodies everything that the Obama administration wants to address through its demand for a freeze on settlement building: it sit

WASHINGTON — The decision by Senate Democratic leaders last week to devote more time to winning Republican support for a health care overhaul has allowed President Obama to keep alive the possibility

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats alone cannot pass President Barack Obama's ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care, a top lawmaker acknowledged on Sunday. Republicans said they will cont

As nurses, we like to believe we rise above attitudes that would harm our patients or ourselves. But a more honest self-examination might find we sometimes harbor racist feelings toward our own collea

Vernon Forrest won the Marvin Kohn Good Guy Award in 2003 in a vote of members of the Boxing Writers Association of America, a richly deserved honor for a man who always was looking for ways to share

Michelle Obama sells magazines: she's been splashed across the cover of Vogue, People, O magazine, Time and more, has been called a "solid seller". Now that's news I can believe in & great news for Bl

On Wednesday's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance," contestants Ade and Melissa performed a contemporary routine inspired by breast cancer to Maxwell's cover of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work." B

The election of our first black president has brought with it a strange proliferation of online racism among conservatives. And we've got the latest example. On Sunday night, Dr. David McKalip forwar

The Civility Project is not calling for unity—just respect. A Republican and a Democrat walk into a bar — a coffee bar, that is. That's the plan, anyway. But, as Republican Mark DeMoss and Democr

New York City used tests that discriminated against black and Hispanic applicants to the Fire Department and had little relation to firefighting, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled on Wednesday, dealin

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Researchers are planning to find out why black Americans seeking help for depression and other mood disorders are often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. A team of University of C

Organizing for America volunteers have done amazing work over the last couple weeks -- and the pressure is working. Congress is moving rapidly toward finalizing health care reform legislation, with cr

In the short time since we first told you about the outrageous discrimination suffered by the children of Creative Steps Day Camp at a Pennsylvania swimming club, an amazing 85,000 of you stepped up t

RAVELERS REST, S.C., July 21 (UPI) -- A South Carolina mother whose 14-year-old son weighs 555 pounds has been charged with criminal neglect, prosecutors said. Jerri Gray's case could lead to more cri

The search continues in Bryan County for Emma Carroll. The 83-year old woman has been missing from her home near Pembroke since Saturday evening. She suffers from dementia and has wandered from home s

I'm glad that Chris Brown finally issued a public apology for assaulting Rihanna. Yes, I know he released a public statement last February where he said he was sorry for what transpired. But "what

Michael Jackson Memorial Service - Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee introduces, Resolution 600 in honor of Michael Jackosn. Here's the link if anyone else would like to express their views to their elected off

This is something I received via email today & I really thought it was too good not to pass along to my sisters here on BWC. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If a man wants you, nothing can k

Back in the days when segregation was the law of the land, they opened doors of educational opportunity that produced generations of distinguished African American nurses. Today, HBCU nursing programs

Iyanla Vanzant's keynote address to the "Women and Power 2004" conference, held in NYC. Iyanla speaks to our ability to constantly adjust and compensate for the level of deficiency in our lives wi

I copied and pasted this from one of the Moms from the "Mamas for Obama" group that I'm a part of on another social networking site who goes by the logon, katiedm. Katiedm writes, "Here's a colossa

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - After six years together, the relationship between a pair of gay male penguins at San Francisco zoo is apparently over, with Harry leaving Pepper for another penguin -- Linda. The