Obama vacation plan is newest chapter in Martha’s Vineyard’s long black historyOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — When Barack Obama kicks off his flip-flops on the Martha’s Vineyard sand next month, he’ll be adding a modern note to the island’s black history that stretches back three centuries. Charges dropped against black Harvard scholar; police call arrest ‘regrettable, unfortunate’BOSTON — Prosecutors dropped a disorderly conduct charge Tuesday against prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was arrested by a white officer at his home near Harvard University after a report of a break-in. APNewsBreak: Source says police recommend dropping charge against black Harvard scholarBOSTON — A person with knowledge of the case against Henry Louis Gates Jr. says police are recommending that the charge against the prominent Harvard University black scholar be dropped. CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama vacation is newest chapter in Martha’s Vineyard’s long black historyOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — When Barack Obama kicks off his flip-flops on the Martha’s Vineyard sand next month, he’ll be adding a modern note to the island’s black history that stretches back three centuries. Black scholar Gates arrested after reported break-in at Mass. home, raising profiling fearsBOSTON — Police responding to a call about “two black males” breaking into a home near Harvard University ended up arresting the man who lives there — Henry Louis Gates Jr., the nation’s pre-eminent black scholar. Texas town braces for protests of dragging death case by black separatists, white supremacistsDALLAS — Black and white extremists are expected to demonstrate Tuesday in an eastern Texas town where murder charges were dropped against two white men accused in the death of a black friend run over by a vehicle and dragged beneath it. 2 Dems, 2 ways to raise funds for Ala. gov’s race: Davis seeks NY money, Sparks holds fish fryMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Artur Davis’ campaign to become Alabama’s first black governor is drawing notice as far off as New York, where a prominent attorney organized a top-dollar fundraiser at his swanky Manhattan penthouse. A rival Democrat, Ron Sparks, is also angling for funds far ahead of the party’s 2010 primary — by calling all donors to a fish fry. Top black scholar Gates arrested at home in Mass. and accuses police of racismBOSTON — Henry Louis Gates Jr., the nation’s pre-eminent black scholar, is accusing Cambridge police of racism after he was arrested while trying to force open the locked front door of his home near Harvard University. Analysis: Obama embraces historic role at NAACP convention, challenges black AmericaThrough his first six months as president, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation’s first black president. Obama thanks NAACP for its accomplishments, calls for a second century of civil rights workNEW YORK — Saying that civil rights leaders from decades past paved the way for his election as the nation’s first black commander in chief, President Barack Obama paid homage to the NAACP and advised members that their work remains unfinished. Obama hails triumphs of NAACP but warns that pain of discrimination still alive in America.NEW YORK — President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that their sacrifice “began the journey that has led me here.” The nation’s first black president bluntly warned, though, that racial barriers persist. On NAACP’s 100th anniversary, Obama urges personal responsibility as well as gov’t partnershipNEW YORK — President Barack Obama says African-Americans are still feeling “the pain of discrimination” despite the many advances blacks have made over the past century. In message for NAACP centennial, Obama says gov’t, families, communities must work togetherWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve communities. Obama, NAACP both can celebrate making history at group’s 100th annual conventionWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve their communities. Obama to tell NAACP that families, neighborhoods must work together to improve communitiesWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve their communities. President pursues health care, helps Dems, addresses NAACPWASHINGTON — It’s a double celebration and a civil rights milestone: President Barack Obama tonight helps the NAACP celebrate its 100th anniversary, and the civil rights group celebrates the first African-American president of the United States. Bones at building site reveal Miami burial ground that may be early 1900s Bahamian cemeteryMIAMI — When Enid Pinkney was a girl in the 1940s, her grandmother would tell her stories about a black cemetery nestled in the northwest corner of Miami in an area once called Lemon City. In message to NAACP, Obama says government, families, communities must work togetherWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve their communities. Kodak agrees to settle lawsuit claiming discrimination against black employeesBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP— Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to pay $21.4 million to settle legal action brought by black workers who claim the photography products maker paid and promoted them less than their white co-workers. Education study finds that improvement for all students helps racial disparity remainWASHINGTON — Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday. RNC Chairman Steele addresses NAACP convention, urges relationship with GOPNEW YORK — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says the GOP and the NAACP have missed opportunities to engage with each other. Report: Test scores rise, but achievement gap persists between black and white studentsWASHINGTON — Reading and math scores are rising for black students across the country, but not enough to close the gap between them and their better-scoring white peers, an Education Department report released Tuesday found. Physician at hurricane-battered Alabama bayou clinic picked for nation’s top doctor postBAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Battered and flooded by Hurricane Katrina, this coastal Alabama fishing village was in wreckage four years ago when Dr. Regina Benjamin began assessing her patients’ needs. Trouble was, her little health clinic had been flooded and they couldn’t come to see her. NAACP marks centennial in NYC; to announce new ways to fight racism with texts, e-mail, videoNEW YORK — Combining its century-old mission of fighting for equality with the instantaneous reach of modern-day technology, the NAACP has launched a program that lets people use their cell phones to report incidents of police misconduct. Obama makes historic visit to African sub-continent, hails progress in democracy in Afxan fiACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama is hailing a “new moment of promise” in Africa, using a historic visit to urge all nations on the continent to establish their own identity in an increasingly interconnected world. Debate over state’s official name _ linked to slavery _ divides Rhode IslandersPROVIDENCE, R.I. — George Lima is offended by his state’s full official name, and he wants it shortened. Ill. Sen. Roland Burris bowing out of 2010 race leaves wide open field for seat with baggageCHICAGO — Embattled Sen. Roland Burris may have relieved Illinois Democrats of their biggest political headache and reduced Republican chances of capturing a valuable Senate seat next year by announcing Friday he won’t run for a full term. Still, his withdrawal sets the stage for a major clash of political forces in 2010. Obama visit to Ghana slave fort steeped in symbolism for African-AmericansCAPE COAST, Ghana — From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before. Obama : world’s full economic recovery ’still a ways off’
AP sources: Sen. Roland Burris, appointed by Blagojevich, says he won’t seek full term in 2010SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Roland Burris gambled that he could accept a U.S. Senate appointment from a political pariah and still be seen as an honest, hardworking public servant. He lost. |
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