With NFL officials from New York and football teams from Pittsburgh and Phoenix about to march on Tampa, the Sons of Confederate Veterans have vowed this: The 1,800-square-foot confederate battle flag shall rise again. ...more

January 23, 2009

Michelle Latimore fervently hopes Democrat Barack Obama is elected president, but she won't be voting for him. ...more

October 24, 2008

During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. Now that notion is under attack like never before. ...more

December 30, 2007

Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported Monday, as civil rights advocates take to the streets to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities. ...more

November 20, 2007

More than three times as many black people live in prison cells as in college dorms, the government said in a report released last week. ...more

September 30, 2007