Nelson Mandela today proved he is still the giant of African politics when he made a surprise appearance at the African National Congress's final campaign rally before Wednesday's elections. Tens of thousands of supporters shouted and sang as Mandela, wearing a ...Read More
Two city fast-food joints are calling themselves Obama Fried Chicken - and the new names are ruffling some feathers. Eateries in Brooklyn and Manhattan plastered the new President's last name on their awnings recently. And some passersby are cringing, saying the name ...Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain wants a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, who became the nation's first black heavyweight boxing champion 100 years before Barack Obama became its first black president. McCain feels Johnson was wronged by a 1913 conviction of ...Read More
WASHINGTON – As he became a precedent-shattering president Tuesday, Barack Obama wrapped himself in America's deepest traditions, invoking God, the Bible, the Founding Fathers, cherished documents and old-fashioned virtues. The nation's challenges may be new and frightening, Obama said, but the ...Read More
