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Virginia's proclamation of Confederate History Month without any reference to slavery was unacceptable, President Obama said in an interview broadcast Friday.

LaShonda Durden had just given birth to her second child. She was two weeks back from maternity leave when her supervisor called her into her office.

Police said they had made an arrest in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Wal-Mart store in southern New Jersey.

President Barack Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in African-American communities and deliver an immigration overhaul even as he tried to push healthcare reform across the finish line.

The CEO of Tennessee's hospitality association is apologizing for sending an e-mail to a group of public figures that compares first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee.

Roslyn M. Brock, 44, the board’s current vice chairman, will take the reins from Julian Bond who had served for 12 years.

President Obama and three prominent African-American leaders grappled Wednesday with how to improve economic opportunities for ...

MSNBC's Chris Matthews says President Barack Obama has done so much to heal racial divisions that he "forgot he was black" while watching his State of the Union address....

This life of Sugar Ray Robinson traces his rise at an exuberant moment in African-American culture.

Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" dominated the pre-holiday weekend with a $25 million nationwide debut, pushing the frame up over the same weekend last year.