A Buy Black campaign was launched Friday to increase patronage of local businesses owned by African Americans.

The fledgling museum features a sparse collection of artifacts, photographs and newspaper articles that trace the achievements and struggles of the local African-American community.
 

Seattle is Dr. Bernard Harris’ first stop of his national 2009 “Dream Tour,” which will visit numerous cities across America.

African American Scholar Anna Julia Cooper to be honored with stamp.

The Kansas City-based foundation released a research paper on the study’s results, titled “Patterns of Financing: A Comparison between White- and African-American Young Firms.”

Black-owned firms get an average of less than $30,000 in startup capital, whereas white-owned startups get an average of more than $80,000 in initial capital.

President Obama shares some of his feelings about hip-hop on You Tube.

Inaccurate perception of capabilities challenges growth.

The caucus chairwoman, Rep. Barbara Lee of California, called the hourlong White House meeting a “historic moment.”

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Mayor of Orange County, California city says he will resign after being criticized for sharing an e-mail picture depicting the White House lawn planted with watermelons.
 

Between 1867 and 1878, 103 black men served in the U.S. Congress.
 

The daylong initiative was aimed at teaching students about discrimination by giving them green or orange wristbands and then color-coding stairwells, hallways and doorways.