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A Legend's Lost Legacy
Midway through 42, the affecting new Jackie Robinson biopic (out April 12), a group of white sportswriters are perched in the press box to cover the third game...
TIME Looks Back: Martin Luther King’s Assassination
Here is how TIME covered the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 45 years ago.
U.S Drops the Term ‘Negro’ from Census Surveys
After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.
Viewpoint: Does Black History Month Represent All Blacks?
The duality of black ethnic pride and black American pride should be recognized and celebrated
Does the GOP Really Want to Woo Blacks and Latinos?
If Republicans are serious about trying get more black and brown people under their wing, here are a few things they could try
Viewpoint: Will Blacks Vote for Obama “Because He’s Black”?
When the president said, “Can you say that a little louder, Candy!” after moderator Candy Crowley corrected Romney during a crucial moment in their second...
Does The Bachelor Discriminate Against Blacks?
In the 1960s, people sued to desegregate lunch counters and universities. In April, a pair of black men challenged a different sort of institution they say...
The Magical Negro Falls to Earth
If President Obama had to run against Senator Obama of 2008, he’d probably be crushed. Back then, Obama seemed superhuman; today he is merely mortal. His victory...
Are Blacks Predisposed to Be Less Healthy Than Whites?
A recently released study suggests that one’s race might influence one’s ability to prevent obesity. According to the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics...
‘Anonymous’ Blacks Out the Internet in Response to SOPA Debate
The government debate over the Stop Online Piracy Act may have taken a break for the holidays, with the hearings in the House of Representatives apparently...
Come 2012, Blacks Will Show That Obama is ‘Too Big to Fail’
In this week’s issue of TIME, Robert Kennedy details why, in Black America, Obama is and will remain “Soul Brother No. 1:” Obama remains widely adored for his...
Study: Whites More Likely to Abuse Drugs Than Blacks
Black youth are arrested for drug crimes at a rate ten times higher than that of whites. But new research shows that young African Americans are actually less...
In Quake-Hit Christchurch, All Eyes Are on the All Blacks
One more win. That's all it would take to get New Zealand smiling again. This weekend, New Zealand meets France in the final of the Rugby World Cup. Over 60,000...
Study: Blacks and Whites Intermarrying More in the U.S.
We have yet to arrive in a postracial America, but a new study finds evidence that racial barriers are coming down: between 1980 and 2008, the rate of...
Adidas & the All Blacks: How to Anger an Entire Nation of Rabid Sports Fans
So much for a locals discount. With action at the 2011 Rugby World Cup just weeks from starting in host country New Zealand, sporting goods giant Adidas decided...
Maxine Waters Wants Blacks Back In The Conversation
While Barack Obama toured rural parts of the Midwest this week, the Congressional Black Caucus drew thousands of people to job fairs in Detroit and Atlanta...
Love Isn't Color-Blind: White Online Daters Spurn Blacks
Interracial romance is nowhere near the eyebrow-raising phenomenon it used to be. In the past four decades, the pendulum of approval has swung from three-to-one...
Should the Census Be Asking People if They Are Negro?
Use of the word Negro to describe a black person has largely fallen out of polite conversation — except on the U.S. Census questionnaire. There, under "What is...
Blacks in Mexico: A Forgotten Minority
The first town of freed African slaves in the Americas is not exactly where you would expect to find it — and it isn't exactly what you'd expect to find either...
For Blacks, Risk of Heart Disease Starts Much Younger
For decades, heart disease has had the dubious honor of being the leading killer of Americans. Most heart-related deaths happen among the elderly, by far the...
