Weisz, Rylance win acting prizes at Olivier awards
Monday, March 22, 2010
Rachel Weisz added a stage accolade to Hollywood stardom Sunday, winning the best-actress prize at London\'s Laurence Olivier theater awards for her role in \"A Streetcar Named Desire.\" The prize for a Londoner made good in the U.S. was fitting on a night that rewarded several Broadway-bound producti.. .. read more..
NAACP encourages Utahns to participate in 2010 census
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Utah chapter of the NAACP on Saturday joined a chorus of community leaders urging the public to participate in the 2010 U.S. Census. .. read more..
Growing The Net Worth of Black Women By Sakina P. Spruell
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Don\'t just be alarmed that the median net worth of black women is only $100a \'do something about it. .. read more..
100 Black Men group reaches out to young males
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Last week, we told you about an event in Columbia, South Carolina, called the Great Gathering . .. read more..
44: Al Sharpton criticizes Tavis Smiley\'s conference
Sunday, March 21, 2010
By Hamil R. Harris The Rev. Al Sharpton broke with other prominent black leaders to criticize Tavis Smiley\'s \"We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda\" conference taking place in Chicago this weekend, saying the PBS commentator would use it to criticize President Obama even though he didn\'.. .. read more..
Breast Cancer Progression Factors Identified
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Progressive disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer is associated with factors ranging from race to advanced tumors, which are also linked to a response to chemotherapy, according to research published online March 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology . .. read more..
Despite pressure from black activists, black support for Obama\'s race-neutral st..
Saturday, March 20, 2010
In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black people are out of work, blacks could easily be frustrated with President Barack Obama\'s insistence that a rising economic tide for all will lift African-American boat.. .. read more..
Arrest Made In Walmart Racist Remark Incident
Saturday, March 20, 2010
A 16-year-old boy was responsible for an intercom announcement ordering black people to leave from a Wal-Mart store in southern New Jersey, angering customers and prompting company leaders to apologize, police said today. The boy, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, was arres.. .. read more..
African-American \'celebrities\' take to stage
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Bianca Gurley, 12, portrays first lady Michelle Obama at a living history museum event in celebration of Black History Month at Matthew Henson Middle School earlier this month. .. read more..
First black Catholic priest in U.S. up for sainthood
Saturday, March 20, 2010
The Rev. Augustus Tolton, the nation\'s first known black Roman Catholic priest, could become St. .. read more..