Pew Study Shows Political Divide Soars During Bush, Obama Years
A Pew Research study finds that America has never been more polarized, and more than ever, it’s politics, not race or class, that divides us.
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Andrew Walker, 14, is Youngest African American to Qualify for U.S. Amateur
"I'm not overwhelmed by it, Walker said. "I am really excited about it. I'm just looking forward to competing in such a prestigious tournament. I'm not nervous. I've played in pretty big junior events but there's no tournament that I've played in (that) compares to this."
Learning FromThe Past
A reverence for its past is revitalizing a very needy downtown Cincinnati. In August, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened on the banks of the Ohio River, once the...
Charlotte Denied Bid To Bring Oldest HBCU Basketball Tournament Back To City
Charlotte, North Carolina, was vying to host the storied Division II conference's men's and women's basketball tournament.
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As 41 million people tuned into the 82nd Academy Awards, a segment of viewers wondered whether history would be made that star-studded night. Lee Daniels, who helmed Precious, the brutally honest film about an emotionally scarred, sexually abused black teenager, was among the nominees for best director—a win would have made him the first African American to capture the coveted prize. When the envelope was opened, however, Kathryn Bigelow would achieve a milestone as the first woman to receive the honor for directing The Hurt Locker. (Geoffrey Fletcher, who wrote the film adaptation for Precious, would become the first African American to win an Oscar in the screenwriting category.)