MSNBC's Contessa Brewer had an embarrassing slip-up Wednesday afternoon when she introduced Jesse Jackson by calling him Al Sharpton. "Joining me now...
AP | TOM BREEN and MATT LEINGANG | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An attorney for a black woman who claimed torture by a white group in West Virginia says his client fabricated the story to get...
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
"There are people who say that money doesn't really matter in public eduction. If it really doesn't matter, then we should equalize the expenditures. If it does matter, we should equalize the expenditures."
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media
As you have most likely heard, the head of the Republican party, Rush Limbaugh, is attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams NFL franchise. Needles...
AP | R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media
ST. LOUIS (AP)--The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
The bitter truth is that President Obama can't talk about race even if he wants to. This has absolutely nothing to do with his mixed racial upbringing, or his straddling of many worlds. It has everything to do with politics
Nelson Montana | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
There is nothing in life more meaningless than an apology, yet it's become a panacea for just about any behavior, no matter how inappropriate, how vile, classless or sickening. It's down right fashionable!
AP | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — Director Spike Lee's Brooklyn public celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday has been moved amid predictions of a big crowd. The f...
AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — In 1989, after a white mob attacked and killed a black teenager in Brooklyn, the Rev. Al Sharpton led black demonstrators down street...
Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
Inheritance is White, poor credit scores, Black. A missing woman is White and a fugitive on the loose is Black.
Hermene Hartman | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics
What happened to Gates is a daily occurrence in American ghettos. Police officers sometimes unfairly stop black men while driving their cars. It's called a "DWB" incident: driving while black. .
AP | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's re-election bid. Powell offered the...
Martha St Jean | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
One commentator said, " I am tired of the race card being played every time a black person is arrested/questioned or anything else that happens with the police."
Len Levitt | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York
Is it a coincidence that the Hispanic Society's president, Jeff Stella, has a plush job in the Intelligence Division, or that the Society's first vice president Daniel Coats has a coveted spot on Kelly's security detail?
Shawn Amos | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment
As the King of Pop's posse heads for the unemployment line, here are a few stories of other groupies and hangers-on. May they serve as inspiration and cautionary tale.
Irene Monroe | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment
Clearly Sharpton's statement hinted at the racism Michael Jackson endured in the music industry. But he totally ignored, as many have, the issues of gender and sexuality that clearly impacted the star.
Jim Selman | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media
Could it be that it is less costly to cover one story ad nauseum rather than maintain balance over a spectrum of relevant news?
Rob Asghar | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media
When we began to receive more information than we could possibly digest, we grew able to digest only that which is tasty and entertaining -- in politics, in education, even in religion.
Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York
The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living
Since Elvis, the social pathos and obsession with celebrities has grown more than a hundred-fold, and this King of Pop will never be laid to rest or allowed to rest in peace.
AP | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Al Sharpton has delivered a sermon in Los Angeles where he called for nationwide "love vigils" for Michael Jackson on Tue...
Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.02.2009 | Entertainment
Let's face it, if you're into train wrecks, it doesn't get much better than this. In the age of reality television, this is the ultimate real-life family freak show.
Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment
Michael Jackson made us dance. Barack Obama made us vote. Now what will we do for ourselves, what will we do for future generations?
Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment
Al Sharpton busted some serious moves at the Apollo Tuesday night during a memorial for Michael Jackson. In addition to dancing with director Spike Le...
Lola Adesioye | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics
The president shouldn't overlook Michael Jackson's importance. He was far from simply an entertainer.
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media