NATIONAL NEWS
Black farmers urged to call lawmakers on settlementLITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Black farmers must strongly lobby Sen. Blanche Lincoln and other lawmakers to make sure Congress approves a $1.15 billion discrimination settlement, the head of the National Black Farmers Association said Saturday. More » |
Senate likely to be less diverse after Nov. electionsCHICAGO - That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it has after November?s elections. More » |
Asylum hearing for Obama aunt ends with no rulingAn immigration hearing for President Barack Obama's African aunt ended last Thursday without an immediate decision in her second bid for asylum in the United States. More » |
Farm to School program changes kids' views on foodSHARON, VT. - The third and fourth graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions and cabbage because they've studied them in class, and they know how they're grown because they've nurtured them in raised beds out back. More » |
Doris MillerDoris "Dorie" Miller was among four Navy sailors commemorated for their bravery and distinction with a U.S. Postal Service first-class stamp. More » |
Obama shares views on Black History MonthIn the centuries since African Americans first arrived on our shores, they have known the bitterness of slavery and oppression, the hope of progress and the triumph of the American Dream. More » |
Black Revolutionary War soldier honoredZEBULON, Ga. - When Virginia genealogist Joseph Dooley visited Pike County last weekend, he brought along a print of the famous painting, "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. More » |
Artist paints black historyHank Kearsley is a teacher at heart. Viewers of "Quest for Freedom: A Visual History," the 80-year-old artist's exhibit at the Piano Factory Gallery this month, will surely encounter some history not often taught in schools. More » |
Mississippi man became first African American pilotJesse L. Brown, the first black naval aviator, and the first to die serving his country, was a pioneer in the civil rights movement, but he didn't really feel like he was leading a movement, said his widow, Daisy Pearl Brown Thorne. More » |
