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SC man who apologized for racist past dies
Category: National Written by Associated Press
MADE AMENDS-- In this March 4, 2009, file photo, Elwin Hope Wilson holds a framed photo he kept showing a mob he participated in during one of local civil rights "sit-ins" that took place in the early 1960s, in Rock Hill, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
Raleigh, N.C. (AP) --Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of John Lewis, a Black Freedom Rider who went on to become a Georgia congressman, has died. He was 76.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:43
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright's daughter indicted in US probe
Category: National Written by Associated Press
JERI L. WRIGHT (AP Photo/File)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A widening federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $1.25 million state grant led Wednesday to the indictment of the daughter the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the contentious former pastor of President Barack Obama.
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 15:50
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Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
Category: National Written by Associated Press
NEW CONGRESWOMAN--Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win in Matteson, Ill., for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District seat, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
by Sophia Tareen
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:40
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Rand Paul: GOP must reconnect with African Americans
Category: National Written by CNN
SEN. RAND PAUL, R-KY (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
by Ashley Killough
(CNN) -- Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who's considering a 2016 presidential bid, made a pitch for his party Wednesday at the historically Black Howard University, arguing why the GOP and African Americans should fall in the same column.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:36
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Justice Thomas tells Duquesne law students many Black communities in decline
Category: National Written by Associated Press
SPEAKS AT DUQUESNE--Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife Virginia Thomas in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday he is heartbroken over the persistent poverty and social troubles among many Black communities but has no answers on how to solve these problems.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 19:48
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