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Editor's Note: With Stockton, Calif. on the verge of bankruptcy, New America Media is profiling some of the residents who have chosen to stay in the city with the nation's second-highest foreclosure rate.
In what many nationwide consider a groundbreaking case, Seth Williams, Philadelphia district attorney and the only African-American D.A.
The majority of teenagers sentenced to die in prison are African-American Boys By Frederick H.
by Frederick H. Lowe NEW ORLEANS----The Africa Channel recently announced that it would enter a stock car in NASCAR's 2013 racing series, and Randy Fenley, a partner in the endeavor, said the announcement signals that the cable television channel is launching a driver-and racing crew-development training program for African Americans to enter the popular sport. The Africa Channel also is entering stock-car racing to create more brand awareness for its business, which made its debut in September 2005 by providing television programming about Africa and the Africa Diaspora.
SunTrust Mortgage Inc., the mortgage-lending subsidiary of SunTrust Bank, has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging that the firm overcharged African-American and Hispanic applicants for mortgage loans.
It wasn't the last hurrah for Charles Rangel after all. During New York's Democratic primary election on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Rangel captured 41 percent of the vote to win the redrawn 13th Congressional District, narrowly defeating New York State Sen.
June 28 through July 4 June 28 1866 ----- Congress authorized on this date the formation of two cavalry and four infantry regiments to be comprised solely of African-American soldiers.
Rapper/actor/ businessman 50 Cent may not be 100 percent after a vehicle accident, but he has been released from a hospital. The native of Queens, N.Y.