The foreclosure crisis has hit blacks harder than any other group in America and it will be tough for them to regain their footing in the housing market. Blacks’ homeownership rate has plummeted nearly 6 percent to 46.2 percent since its peak in 2004. That’s more than twice that of any other racial or ethnic […]

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is investigating what it says are a record number of complaints of irregularities and voter intimidation just one week into the early-voting process. One of those complaints surfaced Thursday when Tamika Francis was denied the right to vote in southwest Houston because she was wearing an Obama-themed T-shirt. Francis’ […]

*NBA star LeBron James, who started his own twitter account in July, declared on Tuesday via twitter that the day was “Hater Day” and shared racists tweets that were directed at him. “Today is Hater Day. Everyone please let them get their 2 mins of fame and light! I Love You Haters. Continue to make […]

Chaos reigned north of Haiti’s capital Friday as hospitals overflowed with people rushing to get help from a fast-moving cholera break that has killed at least 138 people. Terry Snow, Haiti director for the non-profit Youth With a Mission, saw people lined up outside hospitals and clinics, many in stretchers, waiting 24 hours or more […]

*Asked about Russell Simons at the red carpet premiere of his new Oxygen show “running Russell Simmons,” (premiering Nov. 2), model Tyson Beckford says he has the music mogul/philanthropist all figured out. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=59612

In contemporary art history, 30-something-year-old black artist Kara Walker has pushed the boundaries of expression in her life-sized black silhouettes that bring an artistic vision to civil rights history, racial and gender oppression. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/22956

Some people just don’t break up well. When it’s over, there’s a whole bunch of fussing and fighting, accusing and screaming, allegations of physical abuse or drug use or both – or worse. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/love_relationship_life_style/22958

AUSTIN – Unless lawmakers dig deep, Texas may pull back a lifeline that keeps about 15,000 people alive. The Texas HIV Medication Program, which supplies life-sustaining anti-retroviral drugs to people with HIV or AIDS who can’t afford them, will run out of money in the next two years and be forced to cut off enrollment, […]