WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities have foiled a​ plot by neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate​ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and​ kill bla...

ROME (Reuters) - Many black Europeans say victory​ for Barack Obama in the U.S. election might set an​ example that could help remedy their​ under-repres...

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968 as the first​ black woman in the U.S. Congress, once said:​ "I've always met more discrimination​ being a wom...

Presidential candidate John McCain denied​ Wednesday that race will determine the outcome of​ next week's election against Barack Obama,​ who hopes ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama rode a wave of​ voter discontent to a historic White House​ victory, promising change as the first black U.S.​ presid...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama​ captured the White House on Tuesday after an​ extraordinary two-year election campaign,​ defeating Republic...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama moved​ to the brink of becoming the first black U.S.​ president on Tuesday with a breakthrough win in​ Ohio,...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The election of the first​ black president in U.S. history should send a​ powerful signal to young black Americans: If​ Barack Obama ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama​ captured the White House on Tuesday after an​ extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating​ Republican John M...