In many ways, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright could be viewed as a representation of quintessential Detroit: brutally honest, gritty and provocative, battered but resilient, and unapologetically black and proud.

Mississippi College School of Business alumnus Ronnie Smith is an accomplished banking executive who's never forgotten the people opening career doors for him.

Manatee schools may be talking about laying off teachers, but Head Start is hiring, says Mary Twitty, interim executive director of Manatee Community Action Agency, which oversees the preschool program for the ...

The Florida House now has the opportunity to stop one of the Senate's biggest mistakes of this legislative session: Passing a resolution to overhaul the public school and higher education systems -- measures ...

Members of the class of 2008 at Northwestern Oklahoma State Uni-versity will be honored as Outstanding Seniors at the Northwestern Foun-dation's special awards presentation at 6 p.m., Saturday in Student ...

Aaron's 499 is 2 p.m. Sunday TALLADEGA , Ala. - At night, when most fans at the Talladega Superspeedway are sleeping or in a drunken stupor, race drivers can move freely amid the darkness and confusion into the ...

Tricia Nixon was risque in a sleeveless gown at her Rose Garden wedding. Luci Baines Johnson, at 19 a fresh convert to Catholicism, opted for a church ceremony but had a White House reception with a 13-tier ...

"I've always loved public service and helping people," said Wayne Spivey, a Republican candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Imagine a bank president with bachelor's and master's degrees, who is a a former teacher, principal and superintendent.

Charles E. Simmons Jr. - insurance executive, community leader and the first African-American to hold a Jacksonville elected position since Reconstruction - died Tuesday in a rehabilitation center.