Ghetto perspective, Funny as high-water pants on a bodybuilder.

For 20 years, large companies have recruited directors of color to their boards, and by doing so, they have installed into the corporate system an unforeseen byproduct: political diversity. Among the 200 largest Standard & Poor's 500 companies, 78% have at least one African-American director...  

*Don’t surf the web, drive it. That’s the mantra of search engine RushmoreDrive.com . The site, created by Johnnie Taylor, Jr., is a web search engine, dedicated to placing the requests and perspectives of African American first.  

NEW YORK , Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Online Job Searchers, those adults who have conducted an employment search online during the past month, represent a youthful, educated, racially diverse group, according to consumer and media research firm Scarborough Research.  

Dr. Roy G. Phillips and James H. Smith are to begin research for African-American exhibits at the Dorcheat Museum. They will be contacting persons throughout the parish who have knowledge of this particular part of our history.  

Something troublesome awaited the members of a historic African American congregation on Sunday as they arrived at their McLean church for services.  

Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - The Prostate Health Education Network, Inc. (PHEN) will host its fourth annual "African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit" in Washington, DC on September 25 - 26, 2008. "Since our very first summit in 2005, this event has proven highly effective in...  

The African American Museum in Philadelphia has released some details of its new permanent exhibition, which will be installed next June.  

*In the wake of its series focusing on the status of being “Black in America,” CNN Cable News, in association with Essence Magazine and the Opinion Research Corporation, has released a poll showing many people think conditions have improved for African American women over the past decade but not...  

CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. - Hundreds of people spent Saturday in downtown Charles Town for the 16th annual Jefferson County African American Culture & Heritage Festival. The festival included a parade, exhibits, bands and speakers. A block dance was scheduled for Saturday night. The event is put on...  

WHEN PRESIDENT Bush went before the National Urban League conference two weeks ago, after blowing off the NAACP convention, he told the largely African American audience: "I know, I know, I know. Listen, the Republican Party has got a lot of work to do. I understand that." The truth of the statem...  

Umoja Festival, September 19-21, features the sights, sounds, tastes and soul of Africa through forums, national and regional entertainment, African dancers, educational exhibits, scenic tours, children's village, marketplace and ethnic foods.  

African-American youth have proven they can bounce back after facing hardship and adversity, yet the majority of studies on this population still focus on the negative outcomes of risk factors, according to a task force of the American Psychological Association.  

The Iowa African American Hall of Fame's 13th annual banquet and induction ceremony is tonight at The Meadows conference center at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona. The program begins at 6 p.m.  

After 2½ years, construction on the African American Heritage Center is once again moving forward. Thursday morning, Gov. Steve Beshear, Mayor Jerry Abramson and State Senator Gerald Neal announced they had secured the $5.5 million needed to finish the project.  

The state of Kentucky has pledged $5.5 million in federal funds to resume construction of the Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage.