(foxnews.com) A Florida lawmaker wants the state to stop using the term “illegal aliens,” saying the second word should be changed to something less … foreign.
“I personally find the word ‘alien’ offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children,” Sen. Frederica Wilson told The News-Press. “An alien to me is someone from out of space.”
“We [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mistaken assumptions about black sexuality are finding their way into scientific research on the spread of HIV, and this could do more to fuel risky behavior than prevent it, authors of a new commentary warn.
Reports on African-American men who identify themselves as straight but secretly have sex with men — [...]

Poll: Obama Ahead Of Clinton Among African-American Voters
CHICAGO (CBS 2)  — Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are just beginning their presidential campaigns, but a poll says there has already been a major shift among African-American voters.
A Washington Post poll shows Obama with 44 percent support from black voters, while Clinton had 33 percent.
Last month, [...]

(cqpolitics.com) February is Black History Month, and CQPolitics.com yesterday asked readers to identify the state that has elected more African-Americans in its history. (The correct answer is Illinois, which has had 16 black members of Congress).
As a follow-up, CQPolitics.com today lists all 25 states — half the total in the country — that have elected [...]

(strategypage.com) “Frustrated at the growing gang violence in Haiti, UN peacekeepers decided to try the gangbusters approach. So for the last two months, the peacekeeping troops have gone after the gangs, in particular the gang leaders. The gangsters responded by finding new hideouts. But the most damaging response by the criminals was to find journalists, [...]