The newest superhero hits comic stores across America this week, and like so many before him, he is owned by Marvel. Unlike so many before him, he is black.
Now, for the real surprise: He is Captain America.
Truth: Red, White & Black, a new mini-series to be released monthly over the next half-year, re-creates the story […]
Diana Griggs, a local African-American internist, would have been the only black person counted by the 1990 census in this little town 30 miles south of Indianapolis — if she had felt safe identifying herself as such on the census form.
As it was, she says she was so terrified of harm from racists who might […]
LOS ANGELES — A group of Japanese-Americans seeking to preserve World War II internment camp sites concluded a three-day summit Sunday, saying there is an urgent need to gather information from survivors who are now mostly in their 70s and older.
Just one of the camps where 120,000 Japanese-Americans were held has come under a National […]
YORK, Pa. — Six white men apologized in court for the slaying of a young black woman during a 1969 race riot, but neither their remorse nor their prison terms soothed the grief and outrage of the victim’s kin.
The six — sentenced under state guidelines in effect in the 1960s — were given sentences of […]
YORK, Pa. — Six white men, in court for sentencing in the shooting death of a young black woman during a 1969 race riot, publicly apologized Wednesday. But the victim’s daughter said none had shown remorse to her family in private.
Debra Taylor and other relatives of Lillie Belle Allen urged the judge to impose the […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A South African support group for victims of apartheid has sued several top international banks and businesses for supporting the racist regime.
The lawsuit was filed late Monday by the Khulamani group in federal court in New York City on behalf of the group’ 33,000 members and 85 individuals.
The plaintiffs allege Citigroup, […]
The Justice Department announced yesterday that it will require thousands of students, workers and other men from five Muslim countries who are temporarily residing in the United States to be fingerprinted and photographed, the latest step in its program to register visitors from countries linked to terrorism.
Authorities launched the registration program less than two months […]
LONDON — The government’s plan to overhaul and tighten Britain’s asylum and immigration system was approved by both houses of Parliament on Thursday.
Home Secretary David Blunkett said the new law, which allows officials to detain asylum seekers in special accommodation centers for up to six months, “put in place a more effective, reasonable, sensible and […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The King Center in Atlanta will be the next beneficiary of a $1 million fund-raising campaign by Denny’s, the restaurant chain stung by charges of racism a decade ago.
The money will be used by the center to encourage volunteerism, including creation of a database of volunteer opportunities in every ZIP code, Ray […]
As Joshua Marshall reports, someone is trying to suppress the African American vote in Baltimore. On November 4th, the following flyer was distributed in African American precincts in Baltimore.