Soul food is an American cuisine, a selection of foods, typically associated with African Americans of the Southern United States. In the mid-1960s, when the Civil Rights Movement was just beginning, "soul" was a common adjective used to describe African American culture, and thus the name "soul food" was derived.

Each Mardi Gras, hundreds of African-Americans spend thousands to create Native American themed costumes, which they wear in an effort to beat the others with their style.

Countrywide Home Loans was racist and automatically put African-Americans into exotic and expensive sub-prime loans they didn't want or need, and couldn't afford, according to a former employee.

My new co-authored column, Hillary Clinton’s Youth Opportunity Agenda Will Help Low-Income Fathers (Black Press USA Network, 1/25/08), discusses some small but significant proposals from Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to resolve the child support problems faced by many low-income African-American fathers.

"In 1958, 53% admitted to Gallup that they would be unwilling to support an African American [...]. Even today, [...] 53% would oppose an atheist."

African-Americans have made inroads in the Democratic party--Obama's success attests to that--but what about black conservatives? Are they an anomaly or a real force? Christopher Alan Bracey discusses why black conservative thought is more important, and influential, than you may think.