Empathy is trending. President Obama wants to tackle America’s “empathy deficit,” medical students routinely receive empathy training, and everyone from business gurus to the Dalai Lama…
The legendary Harry Belafonte received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Saturday and had a few words for Hollywood during his acceptance speech.

The nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general of the United States perhaps displays as much presidential deftness as it does defiance. Clearly, in the wake of last week’s election, President Barack Obama wants to show some.

We started from the most bottom of bottoms (not having personhood) and worked our way up to the age of Obama
Following are comments from members of the Black Women’s Roundtable who played a significant role in voter education…

Wade Henderson, CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights.

The politics of anti-government rage, fueled by dark money negative ads emerged victorious on Tuesday, as the Republican Party won a U.S. Senate majority…
What a fascinating thing! Total control of a living organism! — psychologist B.F. Skinner
A recent posting [3] detailed how upper middle class Americans are rapidly losing…

Early last week, Barack Obama cast a ballot in his local Chicago precinct – one of the few places in America where he still remains a popular figure.

In 1964, there were five black members of the House of Representatives — barely over 1 percent — compared to the 11 percent of the population who were black.

Political observers called it months ago but Tuesday’s midterm elections made it official: The Republicans have captured control of the United States Senate.