Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Many Southern communities were resisting desegregation. In the early 1960s, civil rights leaders -- many of them college students -- began dramatic sit-ins against segregated lunch counters. They boycotted retail establishments that maintained ... More

In 2013 Pa. primary, most action in the cities

“I hate to say that, but I think 20 (percent turnout) would be good,” said Christopher Borick, a pollster and political scientist at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. While the mayoral races and other local contests for municipal, judicial and school ... More

EW Jackson, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Candidate, Compared Planned ...

Those who are paying attention and thinking about these issues do not find it unreasonable to consider that President Obama is influenced by a strain of anti-Semitism picked up from the black community, his leftist friends and colleagues, his Muslim ... More

Archbishop of Canterbury, others eulogise Achebe at service of songs

Continuing, Chessun noted: “Certainly his role in the formation of national identity and consciousness in post-independence Nigeria cannot be under-estimated.” Eulogising Achebe, Ipgrave said he was not just “a ... At the colloquium and night of ... More