The product of a single-parent home, Melba* (name changed to protect her privacy) wanted to keep up with the trends. She constantly asked her mother to buy her the newest clothes and gym shoes. She just had to have it all. But mom wasn't hearing it. The 1

MIAMI - All is not well with the complex that one of the nation's busiest federal court districts calls home. In fact, one of the buildings itself may be sick. A brand new 14-story courthouse sits sparkling in the sunshine, surrounded by a chainlink fence

Rhoda McFarland's family does not have official opinions on gun control, or Black-on-Black violence. All they know is that someone took something precious from them. McFarland was murdered, execution style, in a Tinley Park Lane Bryant department store on

The body is better equipped to absorb nutrients from food than from dietary supplements, experts say. Though it won't hurt to take a daily multivitamin, eating a variety of healthy foods is a better strategy.

“There have been so many injustices to Blacks that when it comes to making things right, I think we as Black legislatures, have a responsibility to do just that,” said State Rep. Arthur Turner (D-26).

The Tom Joyner Morning Show and the NAACP National Voter Fund have partnered to launch 1-866-MYVOTE1 as part of a yearlong voter registration, education and empowerment campaign. ''This is truly one of the most exciting and important presidential election

KIGALI, Rwanda - Speaking on soil once stained with the blood of Rwanda's genocide, President George W. Bush called on all nations to step up efforts to end "once and for all" the ethnic slaughter still continuing in Sudan's western Darfur region. The pre

Described as Yves Saint Laurent's “muse,” Katoucha Niane was the first French supermodel coming from Guinea, West Africa, and an outspoken activist against female circumcision. She disappeared earlier this month and is feared dead.

HAVANA - Raul Castro, Cuba's first new president in nearly half a century, crushed hopes that a new generation would shape the country's future by promising to defer to his ailing brother Fidel and the Communist Party's old guard on major matters.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan has a background as a college and former pro basketball player. Lately, Duncan seems to be applying that history to operating the school district. Duncan is fast breaking changes in the district.