The study found that African-Americans and Latinos continue to be more likely to own cellphones than whites and more likely to use their phones for a greater range of activities.

Black buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to The State of the African-American Consumer Report. The study on African-American consumer trends found that the percentage of Black people attending college or earning a degree has increased to 44 percent for men and 53 percent for women, and the number of […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican candidate Herman Cain declared “Here we go again” as he faced the latest crisis in his presidential campaign: an accusation of a 13-year extramarital affair with an Atlanta businesswoman. On Monday, Ginger White said in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta that her affair with Cain ended not long before the […]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The police department in suburban East Haven engaged in a pattern of discrimination against Latino residents, according to investigators from the U.S. Justice Department, who said Monday that their probe was complicated by efforts to interfere with witnesses and a “blue wall of silence.” SEE ALSO:Maya Angelou Angry With Common’s […]

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti — The death toll has risen to at least 1,344 in the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has sickened nearly 57,000 people, the Haitian government said Monday.

From Correntewire and Davey D’s Hip-Hop Blog Georgia — On Thursday morning, December 9, 2010, thousands of Georgia prisoners refused to work, stopped all other activities and locked down in their cells in a peaceful protest for their human rights. The December 9 Strike became the biggest prisoner protest in the history of the United […]

U.S. cell phone users have contributed more than $5 million in $10 increments to the Red Cross for Haiti disaster relief, by far the largest outpouring of support via mobile devices in history.

Can a national campaign really influence people to change their daily habits?