Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 22, 2008 Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 28 What was it about?Since the election I’ve heard many African-Americans say, "We made it!” If this election wasn’t about race, what are they talking about? If John McCain had...

Man survives shooting in Oklahoma City Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment By Staff Reports A man told police he doesn't know why a man shot him Tuesday afternoon in an apartment complex parking lot. A man identified as Francisco Lopez, 44, said he was approached by...

Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama in new audio message Wed, Nov 19, 2008 CAIRO,Egypt -- Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a...

Monday Morning Quarterbacks Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment No stone left unturnedThe incoming Obama administration is busy screening top-level job applicants, a process that caught the eye of blogger Ben Wolfson at unfogged.com. Wolfson noted only the...

Obama’s victory doesn’t bring debate to a close Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Did the hot-button issues of affirmative action and racial preferences come up in this election? It depends where you look. Voters in Nebraska and Colorado weighed in on ballot...

Black coaches still struggle to find jobs Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Comments 2 Barack Obama broke this country’s most daunting racial barrier last week when Americans elected him their first black president. At universities around the nation, though, black men remain a...

Obama threats more than previous presidents-elect Fri, Nov 14, 2008 WASHINGTON - Threats against a new president historically spike right after an election, but from Maine to Idaho law enforcement officials are seeing more against Barack Obama than ever before....

Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 50 Let’s work togetherDon Douglas (Your Views, Nov. 7) and I must be about the same age. I, too, have studied hard and worked hard for more than 50 years, provided for others, never asked for...

TV pokes fun at black affairs Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — David Alan Grier is having a ball with "Chocolate News,” which spoofs black current events on Comedy Central at 9 p.m. Wednesdays. The show bills itself as "the...

Societies looking to Obama for safety Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment MIAMI, Fla. — In a desolate, weed-filled lot in a neighborhood nestled just beyond Miami’s glass-and-steel skyscrapers, business was brisk at Earl Quinn’s makeshift T-shirt shop....

GOP should use time in ‘wilderness’ to retool Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Comments 1 AS national Republicans head off to the political wilderness following last week’s election, they should take some things along that could help them emerge from the thicket. Start with exit...

Injustices, prejudices of past recalled after historic vote of Barack Obama Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment Memories of past racial prejudice and injustice sprang to his mind as the Rev. Major Jemison cast his vote for Barack Obama this week. Jemison, senior pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church,...

At Langston, election is sign of change Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 1 LANGSTON -- Here it is November 2008 and I found myself researching an election in April 1855. Why? Because it was in that month 153 years ago that John Mercer Langston became one of the first...

Campaign Trail: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment Bush stays Out of view WASHINGTON — It’s no coincidence that President Bush has been out of the public’s eye in recent days — that’s the way the Republican Party...

Police seek suspects in Tulsa slaying Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA — Police in Tulsa are searching for suspects in a fatal robbery. Billy Ray Ryder, 41, died after being shot during a robbery at his apartment Sunday. The death is Tulsa’s 41st homicide....

Police seek information in robbery, shooting death Mon, Oct 6, 2008 Oklahoma City police are investigating a Friday night robbery and shooting death. Shortly after receiving a call about a robbery in the 6000 block of S Harvey, officers arrived to find Roberto...

Obama tells NAACP blacks must take responsibility Mon, Jul 14, 2008 CINCINNATI (AP) -- Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation's oldest civil rights...

Obama accepts Jackson's apology for crude remark Thu, Jul 10, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shrugged off a crude comment aimed at him by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, accepting an apology for a remark Jackson made as he...

Obama appoints team to help find running mate Wed, Jun 4, 2008 | Comments 90 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama named a three-person team including Caroline Kennedy to lead his search for a running mate Wednesday while expressing confidence that the Democratic Party...

Cultural differences and mental health Wed, Oct 8, 2008 | Add a comment Myron Mayberry has worked in the mental health field for about 12 years. About six years ago, he opened Effective Transitions Inc., a mental and behavioral health center that works specifically...