Powell calls out GOP on race -- now what?
As President Obama grapples with criticism that his Republican predecessor's cabinet better reflected the diversity of our country than the first black president's, one of former President George W. Bush's most high-profile black cabinet members is harshly criticizing the GOP for racial insensitivity. More »
N.C. Governor grants pardon to 'Wilmington Ten'
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In what civil rights leaders across the nation are calling a "significant" moment in the Civil Rights Movement, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has granted individual pardons of actual innocence to members of the Wilmington Ten. More »
NIH on mission to find and fund black science
In many ways, Raynard Kington sees himself as incredibly privileged. After attaining his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan, he later completed his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business More »
Longevity: Engine for growth -- or fiscal nightmare?
SAN DIEGO -- Keeping older people healthy so they can be independent and productive well into their 70s -- and even 80s -- isn't just a medical challenge, it's also an economic challenge, said Michael W. Hodin, executive director of the Global Coalition on Aging at a recent Gerontological Society of America workshop. More »
