Michigan Legislature Cuts Welfare Benefits for Families
The state of Michigan has passed a law capping welfare benefits for families to 48 months....
Federal Judge Rejects Florida’s New Welfare Law
Assistance recipients will no longer be forced to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits....
House Republicans Plan to Take on Welfare Reform
Black lawmakers vow to fight planned welfare reform legislation, saying the move will pull the safe...
Pat Buchanan Dubs Obama "Drug Dealer of Welfare"
After Mitt Romney was caught making the now infamous comments about 47 percent of Americans being f...
Summertime Ad Attacks Target Swing State and Middle Class Voters
President Obama and Mitt Romney intensify their messages in new ads....
Florida Governor Signs Welfare Drug Screening Bill
Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill requiring welfare applicants to undergo drug testing to qualify f...
$69M in Calif. Welfare Money Spent out of State
$69M in Calif. Welfare Money Spent out of State...
Reforms help states cut foster-care populations
Reforms help states cut foster-care populations...
Only a Fool Would Compare Slavery and Welfare
Only a Fool Would Compare Slavery and Welfare Posted Nov. 7, 2008- Ironic isn't it, that amid all t...
Syndicated Radio Host Compares Welfare and Slavery
Posted Nov. 7, 2008 – A syndicated satellite radio show host is creating quite a stir after his Nov...
Conn. Agency Heard Girl's Birth Mother Was Addict
HARTFORD, Conn. – A girl who was kidnapped as an infant from a New York City hospital and gre...
Commentary: Et Tu, Rick?
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's recent callous statements about minorities and the ...
Rick Santorum Singles Out Blacks Receiving Entitlements
Rick Santorum says that he wants to help Blacks earn their own money instead of giving them "other ...
Life As a Single Mother Living With AIDS
J’Mia Edwards talks about keeping a roof over her head, raising her three children and being HIV-po...
Ghana’s King Peggy Brings a Woman’s Touch to a Man’s Role
King Peggy, the unlikely West African king, chatted with BET.com recently and told us how she enjoy...
Lauryn Hill Sentenced to Three Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
Hill will serve additional time on house arrest....
How White Ideals Color U.S. Race Relations
Author Joan Walsh on her book, "What's the Matter With White People?," and the notion that minoriti...
Commentary: Some Positive News About African-American Foster Youth
The foster care system is doing a better job of finding homes for Black children....
A Shocked Mississippi Remembers Marco McMillian
The death of Marco McMillian, an openly gay candidate for mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi, has lef...
Malawi Approves Madonna's 2nd Adoption Bid
Madonna's second Malawi adoption approved....
