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Dorothy Irene Height was born in Richmond, Virginia, on March 24, 1912. She was the daughter of James Edward Height, a building contractor, and Fannie Burroughs Height, a nurse. When Dorothy Height wa

Newsweek.com--In a massacre that expresses the brutality and horror of the entire American war in Afghanistan, an Army staff sergeant walked into a village in rural Kandahar province early Sunday morn

SAN FRANCISCO--UC Berkeley on Saturday was once again the crucible of the free speech debate. The birthplace of the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s hosted another iconoclast from the era, Nation

Lorraine Hansberry (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Jan. 12, 1965, New York, N.Y.) American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to

CNN--U.S. health officials are warning consumers to stop using some skin bleaching or skin lightening creams because they contain high levels of mercury. The federal Food and Drug Administration ha

Born August 9, 1884 in Reading, Pennsylvania, Daisy Lampkin became one of the most highly acclaimed African American women of her time. While Lampkin is best known for becoming the first women to be e

AdelaideNow.com--A common heart disease drug may have the unusual side-effect of combating racism, a new study has suggested. Volunteers given the beta-blocker, used to treat chest pains and lower

Janet Collins (March 7, 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana – May 28, 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas) was a ballet dancer and choreographer. Janet Collins was one of the few classically trained Black dancers

From The Huffington Post March 7, 2012 The recently observed Black History month presents the opportunity for individuals worldwide to focus on the accomplishments and contributions of Black citiz

MARYLAND--An Essex man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday for his role in hanging a raccoon on the porch of an African-American family, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Joshua Wall,

(Reuters) - Black and Latino students across the United States are far more likely to be suspended than white students - and far less likely to have access to rigorous college-prep courses, according

By Joan Walsh March 3, 2012 One of the burdens of blackness, W.E.B. DuBois famously wrote, was facing down an omnipresent question from the wider society: ¡°How does it feel to be a problem?¡± I¡¯

South African diva Miriam Makeba is well known throughout the world known as the Mama Africa and the Empress of African Song. Born in 1932 in South Afica, she first came to the public's attention as a

Oprah Winfrey has landed the first interview with late singer Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, for a special to air March 11 on her OWN cable network. Winfrey interviewed the 18-ye

Prudence Crandall was born in Rhode Island on 3rd September, 1803. After being educated at a Society of Friends school in Plainfield, Connecticut, Crandall established her own private academy for girl

Born in 1933, Myrlie Evers-Williams was the wife of murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers. While fighting to bring his killer to justice, Evers-Williams also continued her husband's work with he

Just Because He's Black A white man asked his black friend, 'Are you voting for Barack Obama just because he's black?' The black man responded by saying, 'Why not? Hell, in this country men

NEW ORLEANS -- While the investigation continues into Thursday's deadly shooting, a Mid-City family is mourning the loss of Justin Sipp, who was shot and killed by police. "One of them was in coll

Question: If 35,000 people are willing to pay $100 or more to see Mary J. Blige at the Essence Music Festival, how many will show up to hear her for free? Answer: Not as many, but a bunch. Mary J.

BBC defends decision to censor the word... by presstv