Black American

Thousands of people marched here across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 7, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a day that stands out in the history of the civil rights movement.

Democrats facing strong headwinds this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.

A Democratic adviser tells The Associated Press that the Rev. Al Sharpton is convening a group of black Democratic leaders who could urge Gov. David Paterson to resign.

New York Gov. David Paterson forged ahead with his work day Wednesday, planning a budget meeting in the midst of a rapidly growing scandal that has now claimed two top law enforcement officials and threatens to take down his administration.

Harold Ford Jr. says that even though he's decided not to run for U.S. Senate in New York, he hopes "another opportunity presents itself."

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House initiative on historically black colleges and universities.

America's economic recession has hit African-Americans who are middle age and older much harder over the last year than it has the general public, according to a new survey released Tuesday by the AARP.

Children at an Indonesian elementary school eagerly welcomed the arrival of a statue of a former student called "Little Barry" and were excited by the prospect that he might pay them a visit next month as president of the United States.

Hours before the NAACP officially announced that Roslyn M. Brock was the new chair of the National Board of Directors, she sat down with reporter Herb Boyd in her suite at the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan recently for an exclusive interview.