CHICAGO — Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, has emerged as the sole prominent African American candidate in the Chicago mayor’s race after the withdrawal of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis.
New York — The Queens house of jazz great Louis Armstrong is vying to someday rank alongside three of the most visited historic homes in the U.S. – which draw about 40 times its tourist total. “One day we will be on a par with Monticello and Mount Vernon and Graceland,” said Michael Cogswell, the […]
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans must work together in the new year and share responsibility for moving the country forward.
CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Danny Davis withdrew from the Chicago mayor’s race Friday, leaving former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun as the only remaining prominent black candidate in the campaign. Davis, who announced his decision alongside Braun at a New Year’s Eve news conference, said the decision was an act of unity for blacks in […]
New Orleans — The era of the FEMA trailer — a symbol of the prolonged rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina — might be drawing to a close in New Orleans.
