After we savor the feeling of sweet success that comes from President Barack Obama’s election, there is work to do. ...

As First Vice Chair, Butterfield will hold the number two position in the Caucus for the duration of the 113th Congress, which begins in January ...

The Coleman Legal Team has worked aggressively since Election Day to ascertain why as many as 50,000 voters were given provisional ballots on Election Day. ...

There is no question that the false prosecution forty years of the nine young black men and one white woman who would become widely known as the "Wilmington Ten," dramatically impacted their lives, as well as those of their families and loved ones. ...

There are real issues that must be faced not only in the next few weeks, but also in the next few years. ...

Three elderly Kenyans won a major victory in Britain’s High Court, giving them the green light to demand compensation for torture ...

In an unprecedented upsurge in deadly violence, some 30 civilians were shot dead by uniformed troops in northern Nigeria ...

A Nigerian High Court has awarded a local journalist over half a million dollars for a brutal beating he received while covering a protest at a local bank. ...

A sensational cover story in the prestigious UK-based Economist magazine, provided a disturbing picture of South Africa in “sad decline.” ...

“This data underscores the decisive role we played in key battleground states,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO of the NAACP. “It reveals opportunities for the GOP to improve its relationship with our community, and suggests the Democratic Party should not assume it will see the 2008 and 2012 levels of Black turnout in 2016.” ...