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'Amazing Grace'…Obama delivers passionate race lecture at eulogy

 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama delivered a passionate discourse on America's racial history Friday in his eulogy for a state senator and...

Jesse Jackson Jr. released from halfway house in Baltimore

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. returned to his family's Washington, D.C., home on Monday after leaving a halfway house where...

Google still struggling to diversify beyond white, Asian men

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google isn't making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian men, even though the Internet company hired women...

'Godmother' Rev. Willie Barrow, front-line civil rights fighter, dies

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Willie Barrow, a front-line civil rights fighter for decades and a mentor to younger generations of activists, died Thursday...

New Horizon Theater’s 'The Meeting' brings thought-provoking fodder to audiences

Although Jeff Stetson penned “The Meeting” in 1987, the relevance of its themes of racial, economic and human equality are blaringly prevalent in today’s...

Celebrated Little League team stripped of championship title

CHICAGO (AP) — A Little League team that captured the attention of the nation and the hearts of its hometown was stripped of its...

“Selma:” It’s Not Just a Movie

There is something at work in both the appearance itself of Ana DuVernay’s “Selma” and in the controversy over her depiction of President Lyndon...

A slimmed-down 'American Idol' returns for season 14

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" is practicing addition and subtraction in its 14th season. Longtime judge, short-time mentor Randy Jackson is gone. Music executive...

Box Office: 'Hobbit' wins, 'Interview' has strong VOD sales

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Audiences had their pick of genres during the Christmas weekend, but despite a host of fresh arrivals, splashy holiday fare...

'Selma' nominated for 8 NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The civil rights drama "Selma" led all films Tuesday when it collected eight nominations for NAACP Image Awards. The movie earned...

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