New Yorkers are giving Paterson the benefit of the doubt, according to the Marist College poll showing 68 percent want him to stay, 28 percent say quit and 6 percent are unsure. more>

The Supreme Court, in its recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, may have complicated the growth of Black elected officials by their 5-4 conservative majority giving corporations carte blanche authority to directly spend money in elections. more>

Most African Americans are very reluctant to admit that there are basically two groups of Black people in this country. As we enter into a new year, it is time to confront this obvious reality so as to better plan a more productive present and future for our people. more>

Some say that Obama, who enjoys studying past presidents for their wisdom and leadership styles, especially Abraham Lincoln, should learn lessons from some – especially Lyndon B. Johnson.

VIDEO :: Reverend Al Sharpton, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, and Jeff Johnson appear on Larry King Live to discuss President Obama's policies and their effect on the African American community. more>

Last week, when President Barack Obama invited Dr. Goldie S. Byrd to the White House, he inadvertently drew attention to a surging disease among African Americans – Alzheimer's. more>

Research has found that Latinos and African-Americans are much more likely to fall victim to predatory lending practices.

VIDEO :: Research from University of Minnesota Law School professor Myron Orfield shows that minorities face greater challenges from the mortgage scandals that have been so prevalent in the last six years. more>

The author advocates for regulation of convenience stores, the main source of food products in low-income communities, which sell pricey and unhealthy products that undermine health and take an oversized chunk of the family budget. more>

AUDIO :: The House passed the sweeping health care bill by a narrow 220-215 vote on November 7. more>

VIDEO :: Black patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to survive to discharge than white patients. Much of the racial difference was associated with the hospital center in which black patients received care.

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Fifteen-year old Carlos was enrolled in Medicaid but lost it when his fam­ily, who could no longer afford the cost of housing in D.C., moved just across the state boundary line into Maryland. more>

"If something doesn't happen for Black businesses – if things don't change and they don't create a fair marketplace where we can compete for business, Black businesses will go under," said Jacqueline Williams, co-owner in a construction company. more>

Most survey respondents indicated that they worry about their personal safety. Among those who feel unsafe at home, most attribute their uneasiness to drug activity in their community as well as the prevalence of violent crime, fights, and gang activity. more>

More than 2,000 religious leaders gathered in Harlem as part of national campaign to draw attention to the pain that the nation’s immigration system is causing countless U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents. more>

The senior leadership of the CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists), the senior leadership of St. Louis Labor and executive leaders from the AFL-CIO and many other powerful international unions all spoke as one, vowing to register voters, mobilize voters and educate constituents to defeat the Republican Party on November 4. more>

"Quality nursing home care is dependent on the availability of resources, but nursing homes that are largely Medicaid-reliant are often disadvantaged because Medicaid rates are generally below private pay rates and sometimes below actual costs of care," the study said. more>

A survey conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds that Black voters want change – and they believe Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are the most likely to deliver it. more>

Millions of Black and Latino children from poor families with no or few stimulating pre-kindergarten opportunities never make it onto the college track. With multiple strikes against them – low birth weight, poor single parents, absent fathers, perhaps substance abuse – many begin life already on the prison track. more>

According to the author, the rapid increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the African-American community has become a massive epidemic and a national crisis. more>

“The country risks becoming a nation where most of the new non-white majority of young people will be attending separate and inferior schools, and educators will be forbidden to take any direct action likely to bring down the color line,” said the report by the Civil Rights Project of the University of California. more>

“Why is nationalistic action bad only when it is promoted by Black people?” asks James Clingman as he explains why Black people should embrace their Blackness over their “diversity.” more>

Polls ranging from whether race played a part in the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina to, more recently, was radio shock jock Don Imus’ firing fair and whether baseball slugger Barry Bonds should break Hank Aaron’s major league record of 755 home runs, expose a racial gulf wider than the Atlantic Ocean. more>

There were quick “half sentences” about Darfur mixed in with other matters by Senators Joseph Biden [D-DE] and John Edwards [D-NC] and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. There was no statement of substance given to the [African] continent at all. There is just no way this campaign can go on and ignore one billion people who are suffering form the intrusion and adverse policy of Europeans, Americans, et al. more>

The casual mention by some campus officials, students, and in some early reports identifying the Virginia Tech shooter as an unnamed Asian man could’ve easily planted the dangerous public seed that there was an Asian menace to the shootings. more>

While it’s tempting to say that many immigrant-born Black people are successful because they work harder than American Blacks, to me, they’re successful because of the cultural values that guide them. more>

While Black males have higher rates of homicide than white males, the author believes that much of the problem can be cured by creating more jobs. Instead of dealing with that, however, the author adds that many people would rather view it as inevitable consequence of being poor and Black. more>

Efforts by the New York City Fire Department to increase its level of diversity and hire Black and Hispanic recruits have not been successful. more>

One year later, the national roar about attacking poverty has fizzled to a whimper. more>

Following a discussion over the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative, many share the same opinion that the issues of funding and changing federal law act as an obstacle to future services. more>

Following the success of “A Day Without Immigrants,” the author admonishes African Americans for not standing up for themselves and proposes an economic “Blackout.” more>

It is estimated that New York loses $600 million in sales each year to New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania where there is no sales tax. more>

Recently, Congress learned that the IRS, apparently having locked in on an easy target to prove that they are diligent guardians of Uncle Sam’s money, has frozen the tax refunds that some 1.6 million poor Americans were supposed to receive for the past five years. more>

As the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of drug for African-Americans, a group of advocates from different sectors claimed that it had reinforced dangerous and destructive racial stereotypes and made false race distinctions. The group also accused the manufacturer that the drug had not been thoroughly tested but released it in the market to make easy profits. more>

Lt. Eric Adams, president of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement, warns Blacks not to ignore the danger signs of the growing violence in their communities and admonishes them to come up with solutions. more>

African-Americans have a moral duty to help those in need in the homeland, even if the United States itself has – for curious reasons – paid little attention to the ravaged communities of the African coast. more>

The Attica Rebellion is more than a prison insurrection where dozens of inmates and guards died and more than 100 people were injured. It is also a window into the time and culture that produced it. An annual commemoration of the tragic event is also a moment to look closely at what is happening in a country that has the highest number of people incarcerated in the world. more>

Civil rights leaders and Black Democrats mercilessly ridiculed the Republicans for parading Black gospel singers, mariachis strollers, and American Indian dance groups across the stage at the Republican National Convention 2000. Now, political realities have forced the GOP to take action. more>

In an exclusive sit-down interview early Thursday, popular Assemblyman Roger Green, 57th assembly district (AD), told the Daily Challenge a debt of $90 for cookies and gas cost him $2,000 in fines, 3-years probation, loss of his salary and, ultimately, his seat in the State Assembly. more>

The City Council’s Committee on Immigration held a hearing on Resolution 42, calling on the U.S. Congress to oppose President Bush’s federal temporary guest worker program and to support comprehensive immigration reform that includes permanent legalization and fair worker protection for immigrants. more>

The Justice Department’s Office of Civil Rights documented 34 “credible” civil rights complaints arising from the implementation of the USA Patriot Act. Only 34? more>

The Black community, including the Nation of Islam, feels targeted after the much-publicized arrest of alleged Washington, D.C. area snipers John Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. more>

At a moment when so much of the world decries the shockingly senseless, destructive militarism of the Israeli state and demands protection of the sacred human rights of Palestinian people, the historic relationship between Jewish people and Zionism requires re-examination. more>