Daily News Feed 2.14.08

State urged to study social status of black men
Black community leaders today urged lawmakers at a Beacon Hill hearing to create a state commission to examine the social status of black men in Massachusetts. (Continue Reading…)

Africa bright spot in Bush foreign policy legacy
President George W. Bush travels this week to Africa, one of the few regions where he can claim globally recognized successes for efforts on AIDS and development in a foreign policy legacy dominated by the Iraq war. (Continue Reading…)

Black women are embracing natural beauty
After decades of using straightening relaxers and texturizers, more black women are ditching the lye, embracing their hair’s natural curl and bend, and wearing their hair in a variety of natural styles. (Continue Reading…)