Premier Business Conference Heads to Columbus

BLACK ENTERPRISE, the nation’s premier business resource for African Americans will bring its Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide Insurance to Columbus in spring 2013.

Dark skin is also a problem among African-Americans

Acura found itself in a bit of hot water this week when it was revealed that a casting agency in Los Angeles only desired light-skinned African-American actors for the company's Super Bowl commercial featuring Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld.

Our Father's Not in Heaven: The New Black Atheism [Rants]

# rants Several years ago, I pitched a freelance piece about black atheism to a prominent magazine geared toward African-Americans. The pitch was denied, but not for any real reason. "That one might be a bit, uh, hard," is all my editor said. I'd later come to find out that he was merely sheltering me from his ultra-Christian executive editor, who would never let a piece questioning religion run ...

The real Black Panthers

BEFORE THERE WAS a New Black Panther Party, there was an old Black Panther Party. Launched on the streets of Oakland, Calif., in 1966 in response to complaints of widespread police brutality against African-Americans, the Black Panthers become an icon of the turbulent 1960s in a remarkably short time.

Dred Scott Inducted into Hall of Famous Missourians

JEFFERSON CITY - Dred Scott, a black man who helped anti-slavery efforts, was honored with an induction into the Hall of Famous Missourians at the State Capitol on Wednesday.