Black Report - Article of the Week

Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dies

2005-10-29T10:13:00.000-05:00

"Rosa Parks, the black seamstress whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man sparked a revolution in American race relations, died on Monday. The U.S. civil rights pioneer was 92."- Full Story

Seattle's Use of Race in School Admissions Upheld

2005-10-22T10:27:00.000-05:00

"A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the Seattle school district's use of race as a tie-breaking factor in high-school admissions."- Full Story

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Photo ID Law

2005-09-24T11:24:00.000-05:00

'Voter and civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Georgia's new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.' - Full Story

Bush Denies Race Affected Katrina Response

2005-09-17T11:21:00.000-05:00

'Bush denied that poor, black victims of Hurricane Katrina were ignored because of their race.'- Full Story

Kanye West: "Bush Doesn't Care About Black People"

2005-09-10T15:15:00.000-05:00

"On Friday night, Grammy-award winning hip-hop superstar Kanye West delivered a blistering critique of President Bush and the administration's response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. 'I hate the way they portray us in the media,' West said. 'If you see a black family, it says they're looting. See a white family, it says they're looking for food.' " - Full Story

Black Lawmakers Angry Over Hurricane Katrina Relief Response

2005-09-03T20:37:00.000-05:00

"Black members of Congress expressed anger Friday at what they said was a slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina."- Full Story

N.Y. Times Draws Blacks' Scorn Over New Florida Paper

2005-08-27T15:58:00.000-05:00

"There has been a public outcry, and the managing editor was fired only 24 hours before the presses began an inaugural run. Nevertheless, the New York Times has a new presence in Florida today, the Gainesville Guardian, a weekly paper targeted to about 15,000 local black residents."- Full Story

Coretta Scott King is Mostly Paralyzed

2005-08-20T12:54:00.000-05:00

"Coretta Scott King is mostly paralyzed on the right side of her body and faces a long, difficult recovery from a stroke, but she managed to say a few words Friday, her doctor said."- Full Story

Publishing Giant John H. Johnson Dies

2005-08-13T10:51:00.000-05:00

"Johnson, who built the nation's largest black-owned publishing company, and amassed a personal fortune that made him one of America's wealthiest men, died at Chicago's Northwestern University Hospital. Johnson, who never retired, was 87. No cause of death was announced."- Full Story

The Voting Rights Act Turns 40

2005-08-06T13:49:00.000-05:00

"As lawmakers and activists mark the law's anniversary 40 years after President Johnson signed it into law on Aug. 6, 1965, there is a consensus that the Voting Rights Act is one of the most effective laws in U.S. history, standing with Brown vs. Board of Education as an enduring example of the nation’s living up to its original principles." - Full Story

LaToyia Figueroa Disappearance Draws Media's Gaze

2005-07-30T08:08:00.000-05:00

"Eleven days after a young, pregnant woman who is black and Hispanic disappeared in Philadelphia, the national media are giving her the type of attention they previously devoted to white women." - Full Story

Civil Rights Groups Cite Concerns Over Roberts

2005-07-23T10:49:00.000-05:00

"Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. has a history of working to roll back government affirmative action and voting rights programs enacted to help minorities overcome the effects of past discrimination, leading some civil rights groups to eye him warily." - Full Story

Karrine Steffans' Hip-Hop Memoir Bares All

2005-07-16T09:12:00.000-05:00

"The one-time stripper and actress has set tongues to wagging with the publication of her memoir, "Confessions of a Video Vixen," in which she describes in lavish detail her sexual escapades with no fewer than 16 stars of hip-hop and Hollywood, from Jay-Z to Ja Rule to Xzibit." - Full Story

Vandross' Funeral Soulful and Powerful

2005-07-09T08:51:00.000-05:00

"The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just the right notes: soulful, joyful and powerful, an echo of the late singer's unforgettable voice." - Full Story

Mexico Defends Stamp of Black Cartoon Character

2005-07-02T10:14:00.000-05:00

"President Vicente Fox said Friday that U.S. activists who have called a new Mexican postage stamp racist do not understand the issue and should read the comic book on which it is based." - Full Story

Oprah Suggests She Got Snubbed At Store Because She's Black

2005-06-25T08:34:00.000-05:00

Oprah said a situation at an upscale Paris store was "one of the most humiliating moments of her life." - Full Story