President Barack Obama can make a difference by targeting the African American community, either directly or subtly in his choices about pubic policy. ...

On the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the outgoing governor of North Carolina, Beverly Perdue, issued an historic "Pardon of Innocence" to each member of the Wilmington Ten after a 40-year struggle for justice. ...

Winter is often the time of year most associated with colds, viruses, the flu, and other contagious illnesses. ...

"M-L-K! M-L-K!' rang out along 10th and Ann Streets on Thursday morning, January 17, 2013. ...

The 21 corruption charges filed against 56-year-old Nagin Friday include wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. ...

The U.S. Postal Service will be unveiling a postage stamp that features an image of Rosa Parks ...

We sincerely hope that now that, at long last, a certain peace can be restored to the shattered lives of the surviving members of the Wilmington Ten, and to the family members Jerry Jacobs, William Joe Wright, Anne Sheppard and Connie Tindall all of whom are deceased. ...

These unjust convictions were due to racist manipulation of the court system and extraordinary and blatant racially motivated prosecutorial misconduct ...

My job, as District Attorney, is to make sure that this does not happen again. ...

Justice demands that this stain finally be removed. The process in which this case was tried was fundamentally flawed. ...