A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie.
Throughout President Barack Obama's political career, he has been dogged by insinuations or, indeed, accusations that he is not "black enough" to warrant strong support from African-Americans.
President Obama hosts a summit that aims to boost job creation.
Librarians across the United States are making noise about new federal restrictions on lead that could take books out of the hands of children.
President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday it is disappointing that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich ignored warnings from Senate Democrats about appointing a successor to his Senate seat.
SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann answers the key questions following Tuesday's sentencing of disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy to 15 months in prison.
SI.com legal analyst Michael McCann answers the key questions from the recent report that disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy called fellow official Scott Foster 134 times between October 2006 and April 2007, the same period Donaghy was providing information to gamblers.
Congressional Democrats blasted former Education Secretary William Bennett on Thursday for saying that aborting "every black baby in this country" would reduce the crime rate, and demanded their Republican counterparts do the same.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 and 1988 elections, spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. This is a transcript of his remarks.