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Black Americans have made considerable progress in the areas  of income and education.  However, when it comes to marriage and families, the numbers are...

Orlando Native Dr. Pam Powell  named "Entrepreneur of the Century " at the Jones High 100 year Centennial Celebration.Photos from Alumni's Reunion of all...

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and nearly 100 local dignitaries, leaders and guests recently gathered at the Central Receiving Center (CRC), for a dedication...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) was joined today by a bipartisan group of his House colleagues along with a panel of scientists,...

By Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News ServiceAffluence is no antidote to foreclosure.In Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the United States’ wealthiest majority-black...

  Technology Could Prove As Important As Legislation Eric EasteBetter use of technology and data could help solve the problem of mass incarceration.That's one conclusion that...

by Curtis Bunn CHICAGO — In some of Chicago’s lowest income neighborhoods, African-American teenage boys are overcoming their challenging surroundings. They are the young men...

WASHINGTON D.C. (29 January 2016) - The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent  (WGEPAD) thanks the Government of United States of America...

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Postal Service today kicked off the national observance of Black History Month with the dedication of a Forever stamp honoring...

By Eric EasterJennifer Renee Johnson desperately misses New Orleans during Mardi Gras. But the New Orleans she misses, she says, no longer exists.Johnson is...