African American

Venus Williams pulled out of the French Open on Friday, 24 hours after her younger sister Serena withdrew, making it the first Grand Slam tournament since 2003 without either Williams.

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the Chicago Fire Department must hire 111 African Americans who passed a firefighters entrance exam 16 years ago and pay millions of dollars to thousands more who took and passed the same test.

First lady Michelle Obama was welcomed with thunderous cheers and told the 550 graduating from Spelman College, an historically black women's school, that no matter where they go, they need to bring the school's ideals to the world.

It may not be a well known fact, but there have been black anthropologists around for years, at least since the early part of the 20th century.

Blacks and other minorities with cancer are more likely than whites to say they would spend everything they have on aggressive treatments that might prolong their lives, a study found.

The percentage of black players in the major leagues dropped again on opening day this year even as the sport again received a top overall grade for racial diversity.

The Harvard University Police Department passed over a black officer for a number of promotions and superiors routinely made racist remarks about blacks and Latinos, according to a federal lawsuit.

This was a history making year for the Microsoft Imagine Cup. For the first year ever, HBCUs will be participating in the project.



Without the wizardry of black inventor Lewis Latimer and his incandescent filament Thomas Edison might still be searching in the dark.  And steam driven trolleys might still be operating on New York streets without the innovations of Granville T. Woods. 

The country's first broadcast network aimed at African-American audiences is set to debut this fall with free movies, sports and documentaries.