Tag: African Americans
Poll says blacks less likely to have enough for retirement
Older white Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found.
The Associated Press-NORC Center...
Black Americans weep for the Obama era and uncertain future
On the night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country's first black president, many black Americans wept. Eight years later, they weep...
Black lawmakers to speak out against Jeff Sessions in hearing
Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, used strong words in the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings to deny any...
Barack Obama racial legacy: Pride, promise, regret — and deep rift
He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years.
Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became...
The Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton Twitter war: Bludgeon vs. stiletto
Back in June, when Donald Trump slammed President Barack Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton on Twitter, the Democrat's campaign was quick to tweet back...
Possible Election Day problems worry civil rights advocates
New ID requirements. Unfamiliar or distant polling places. Names missing from the voter rolls.
Those are just some of the challenges that could disrupt voting...
Updates from the 1st presidential debate
The Latest on the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):
10:45 p.m.
Both candidates concluded the...
As Donald Trump tries minority outreach, many blacks unconvinced
Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled...
Minority Dem delegates frustrated with ‘Bernie or Bust’
As most Democrats rally around Hillary Clinton, the lingering "Bernie or Bust" movement is stirring frustration at the party's convention among delegates of color,...
Cleveland, a fractured city, an apt place for GOP convention
Donald Trump's effort to unite a splintered Republican Party around his candidacy is about to take center stage in a city that is itself...
