If the alleged shooter acted out of personal anger, the tragedy may be more Columbine than jihad. No one should make any assumptions until all the facts are out.

Commanding general at Fort Hood says, dead gunman in mass shooting was a U.S. soldier. Two other soldiers are also suspects in the shootings.

The NAACP is going to war for “real” health care reform. And that must include a public option.

Virginia businesswoman Sheila Johnson made a winning bet by supporting a Republican. Are you taking notes?

In 2008, Barack Obama ran on a campaign of reform and change. In 2009, change means reform that Olympia Snowe can believe in.

The wars abroad continue, and so does the smart, black, female fellowship.

How a city’s clerical error led one family to the brink of homelessness.

Why black Republicans need to get over themselves.

Gay marriage is a civil rights issue, and that means it’s a black issue, too. Maybe black voters in Maine will get it right.

Just because I disagree with the conventional black political thinking does not make me a sellout.