In the next week or so, Gov. Charlie Crist faces one of the toughest political decisions of his tenure as governor: A Supreme Court appointment that pits conservatives in his own party against a minority community Crist is courting. ...more

February 25, 2009

The day after Barack Obama was elected president, Kari Fulton heard a white colleague proclaim that racism in America is dead. ...more

January 4, 2009

Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space. ...more

October 25, 2008

Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where less than 6 percent of U.S. general officers are African-American. ...more

July 24, 2008