JESSE JACKSON

While the advertisement contains legitimate complaints about West's congressional record, the image of him punching women and senior citizens in the face distracts from its message.

President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have stepped up their attacks on each other in recent days, with Obama calling Romney's tax plan "Robin Hood in reverse" and the former Massachusetts governor saying the president's characterization was "Obamaloney."

The conservative talk radio host agreed with Ice-T's stance on gun control but after complementing the rapper on knowing what "tyranny" means Ice-T took to Twitter to call Limbaugh a racist.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., whose mysterious monthlong leave of absence has perplexed Chicago and Capitol Hill, is at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder, his doctor said in a statement released by the congressman's office Wednesday evening.

The New York City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto of a bill to require some city employers to pay their workers at least $11.50 an hour, or $10 hourly with benefits. And it's likely to happen.

U.S. representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has gone on leave due to exhaustion. The son of the famous civil rights leader has been out medical leave for two weeks.

Arab racism against black people is deeply-rooted and stretches back centuries.

Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles? reads the caption beneath the Facebook post announcing Adidas' new high-top sneakers. The German sports brand's proposed new sneakers feature orange rubber shackles fixed to the back of the sneaker that can be attached around the ankle. The sneakers have since been dubbed the shackle shoes after rousing fury for its racist connotation.

The debate over minimum wages -- does raising the minimum wage put more money in workers' pockets or just leave more of them jobless? -- is heating up at the state and federal level.

Congress has not raised the federal minimum wage since 2006, when it increased from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour.

George Zimmerman's bond hearing is set for Friday. What can you expect to happen during the court appearance?

In exclusive interviews, two Florida officials have discussed the status of Trayvon Martin's autopsy report.

Congressman Bobby Rush spoke out Monday morning about the Trayvon Martin tribute incident that got him kicked off the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday morning, saying that a hoodie on the head does not mean a hoodlum in the head.

Musical artists from the singer Chaka Khan to the rapper Jasiri X are releasing Trayvon Martin tribute songs to show their solidarity with the family of the 17-year-old Florida teenager who was shot dead on Feb. 26, and to protest the handling of the investigation of his killer, George Zimmerman.

George Zimmerman, the man who set off a nationwide furor when he shot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death in Florida on Feb. 26, is a registered Democrat and self-identified Hispanic, according to a state document released on Tuesday.

This is the real tragedy – blacks are killing other blacks in astounding numbers.

George Zimmerman told Sanford, Fla., police that Trayvon Martin punched him, knocked him down and slammed his head into the pavement repeatedly before he shot and killed the teen Feb. 26. Rallies continued around the country Monday to demand justice in the case.

Athletes have showed their support in the Trayvon Martin case and look to continue showing it on Monday at a rally in Sanford, Fla. where the 17-year-old was shot and killed.

Facebook Inc added several women- and minority-owned investment banks to the roster of underwriters for its initial public offering, following in the footsteps of General Motors Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which did the same during their own offerings.

After a whopping 26 debates and 13 caucuses and primaries, Super Tuesday may seem as though it won't make much difference in this year's notoriously back-and-forth race involving Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Here are five reasons that idea is way off, and what past Super Tuesdays can teach us about the consequences of this year's results.

A new report confirms what many have long suspected: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is sorely lacking in diversity, and the film industry's most prestigious awards depend disproportionately on the opinions of middle-aged white males.