The shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin is becoming a defining moment in race relations. The unarmed teenager’s fatal encounter with neighborhood watch volunteer, George...
Many students will begin the school year with one parent noticeably absent. Thousands of American service men and women are missing those first days of school....
Wahida Clark knows Martha Stewart. They were in prison in Alderson, West Virginia at the same time. Now, both are leading their own empires. Wahida is...
The Village Celebration had the opportunity to enjoy a pre-screening of Red Hook Summer at the 2012 National Association of Black Journalist Convention and Career Fair....
She is a former football player who traded cleats for cars. Race cars, to be exact. 19 year-old Dynasty Spurlock is one of the very few...
Technology is making it easier for African Americans to trace their ancestry. At the recent National Association of Black Journalists convention, The Africa Channel helped several...
In the waning days of summer 2012, author Deanna Kimberly Burrell offers readers a chance to stockpile snapshots of three friends and their relationships. Burrell says...
The United States of America celebrates its 236th birthday this year. Its unlikely beginning as a rebellious breakaway from England is often cited as an early...
The national conversation about the killing of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin is less pronounced lately, but the case is far from over. George Zimmerman faces a...
The U.S. Postal Service returned some of the cool to snail mail when it issued a stamp celebrating jazz great, Miles Davis. Davis grew up near...