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(November 15, 2009) - A new study has found that exposure to high levels of a chemical used in numerous everyday plastic products may lead to erectile dysfunction and other sexual disorders in men, according to The Washington Post.
(November 15, 2009) - Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American elected to Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction, was sentenced on Nov. 13 to 13 years in prison on charges of corruption.
(November 11, 2009) - For the millions of people in America without health insurance, coverage is that much closer after the Democratically controlled House passed a bill that signals a historic moment in health care policy in Washington.
(November 11, 2009) - It was a quiet and somber event. So still, Dena Potter, Associated Press reporter and media witness, told the AFRO, that the sound of a stomach growling among the witnesses was clearly heard.
(November 8, 2009) - Are seven investigations too many to be a coincidence?
(November 8, 2009) - With the War on Terror well into its sixth year, America’s campaign against terrorism and weapons of mass destruction has, for some, also become an attack on Islam.
(November 5, 2009) - ARLINGTON, VA—For many Black voters in Virginia, there seemed to be only two options in this week’s statewide elections—vote Democrat or avoid the polls. Too many chose the latter, political analysts say, and may have played a big role in a GOP sweep on Nov. 3.
(November 5, 2009) - Keith Bardwell, the Louisiana judge who drew national criticism after refusing to marry an interracial couple, resigned Nov. 3, according to NYDailyNews.com.
(Nov. 4, 2009) - On Nov. 18, Heather R. Ellis goes to trial in Dunklin County, Mo., on two felony and two misdemeanor charges. She faces a possible 15-year sentence for charges stemming from her allegedly cutting in line at a Walmart store in her hometown of Kennett.
(October 31, 2009) - A Black New Haven, Conn. firefighter has filed suit in federal court, claiming that his civil rights were violated by the way the city scored a 2003 promotion test.
(October 31, 2009) - Connecticut police have charged three men in connection with the murder of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard, according to The Associated Press.
(October 28, 2009) - Hampton University basketball star Theo Smalling died Oct. 26 from what police call an accidental shooting outside a nightclub, The Associated Press reported.
(October 28, 2009) - WASHINGTON -- The Rev. Walter Fauntroy remembers well the successes of the Civil Rights Movement. And he wants to see them replicated in the final push for a robust government-sponsored option to be included in the health insurance reform legislation that is even now being wrangled over in Congress.
(October 28, 2009) - It was around this time seven years ago that the Washington, D.C., area was gripped with terrorizing fear.
(October 28, 2009) - Given the challenges that have recently beset him—an expanded ethics investigation, Republican calls to strip him of his authority and an upstart challenge for his seat in the 2010 elections—Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel is exhibiting an eerie level of cool.
(October 24, 2009) - Text messages between slain NFL star Steve McNair and his girlfriend show that he had affection for the woman and was not planning to end their affair, while she was distressed about money issues in the 24 hours leading up to their July 4 murder-suicide.
(October 22, 2009) - Almost 38 years ago, Charles Hill participated in several crimes. According to reports, he, Ralph Goodwin and Michael Finney were driving from California to Mississippi carrying weapons and dynamite.
(October 21, 2009) - A teenager accused of beating 16-year-old Derrion Albert to death on a Chicago street last month was released from prison Oct. 20 after prosecutors dropped the murder charges against him, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
(October 21, 2009) - On any given day, nearly 23 percent of all young Black men ages 16 to 24 who have dropped out of high school are in jail, prison, or a juvenile justice institution in America, according to a disturbing new national report on the dire economic and social consequences of not graduating from high school.
(October 21, 2009) - WASHINGTON (AP) — For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn’t be refused, won’t soon be leaving and poses a plausible threat of ruining holiday dinner.
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