Not really, but our French partner, Slate.fr, came up with a pretty good fake application letter that contains a lot of truth.

Obama’s trip to the climate conference in Denmark could end in failure.

Photographer Carrie Mae Weems talks about living and working in Rome, power and its consequences and why, even after Barack Obama's election, black folks continue to lead invisible lives.

D.C.'s Council OKs same-sex marriage, banana war ends, France struggles with racism, and secret radio habits.

When black South Africans and black Americans were willing to make any sacrifice to overthrow Apartheid.

Controversial documentarian Camille Billops talks about making art, internalized racism in the black community and why she isn't sorry that she gave up her daughter for adoption.

The divide widens between rich and poor in Copenhagen, Native American gangs on the reservation, New York governor closes the purse, and Houston's gay mayor.

Never mind the brilliant Nobel Peace Prize rhetoric and talk of a “just war,” Barack Obama is a president trying to please too many people at once. This could spell disaster in Afghanistan and the Middle East.

The voice of Disney’s first black animated princess on her historical role.