Shining light: Luper merits every new salute Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment Fifty years after she began a peaceful fight against racial segregation, Clara Luper remains a beacon of light for Oklahoma City. The memory of her deeds still provides inspiration for people of...

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...

Israel will spurn anti-racism event Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 JERUSALEM — Israel will boycott a U.N. conference on racism next year, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday. He said it would be biased against Israel and would aim to delegitimize the...

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...

american dream, realized 11 hr ago | Add a comment CHICAGO — For many immigrants and their descendants, Barack Obama’s election this month finally redeemed the Statue of Liberty’s promise of freedom and opportunity for all....

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....

Oklahoma youth program deadline nears Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Youth program deadline nears High school juniors interested in participating in Youth Leadership Oklahoma have until 5 p.m. Dec. 1 to apply. Fifty students will be selected for the annual statewide...

Longhorns cut player for Obama racial slur Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 150 Horns say dismissal was emotional and appropriate AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas Longhorns team leader said Monday he approved of the way coaches handled the dismissal of a player who posted a...

FIT FOR YOU: American Diabetes Month Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment American Diabetes Month This month is American Diabetes Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7 percent of the population,...

Stoops, Gundy concerned about social networking on Web Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 14 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops are among Big 12 Conference football coaches warning players about using social networking sites on the Internet such as...

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....

‘Blue Hawaii’ not just an old movie Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Comments 1 HONOLULU — Among the blue states that delivered the White House to President-elect Obama, one truly lived up to its marquee billing in the 1961 Elvis Presley musical "Blue Hawaii.”...

Something different is in the air Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — ’Fess up. You wept. OK, I’ll go first. Tears came twice. First, when John McCain hushed his booing crowd to acknowledge the significance of this nation electing an...

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,...

Political yard-sign thefts up across nation Fri, Oct 3, 2008 | Comments 1 The theft of political yard-signs happens every election cycle, but signs for presidential candidate Barack Obama are vanishing at a faster rate than other candidates, Democratic officials said...

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...

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...