COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four years after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Statehouse grounds, Nikki Haley offered two separate explanations of the flag’s meaning in less than…
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ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison.…
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ANAHUAC, Texas — A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his…
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121 unmarked graves in a former Black cemetery found at US Air Force base in Florida, officials say
TAMPA, Fla. — As many as 121 unmarked graves in a former Black cemetery have been discovered at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida, military officials confirmed. A non-intrusive…
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Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
WASHINGTON — As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent much of the summer mired in controversy over…
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A Florida hotel cancels a Muslim conference, citing security concerns after receiving protest calls
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida Marriott Hotel canceled a Muslim group’s conference at the last minute after a protest group claimed the coalition was promoting Hamas, terrorism and…
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Police officer convicted of killing a Colorado man is set to learn if he will spend time behind bars
DENVER — A Colorado police officer convicted of killing Elijah McClain, a young Black man walking home from a store, is expected to learn Friday whether a judge will sentence…
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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls…
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What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation
The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for President Abraham…
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Perspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad decisions, regardless of race
ALEXANDRIA, La. — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the…
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Washington state police accountability law in the spotlight after officers cleared in Ellis’ death
A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after Tacoma three officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who…
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A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors’ home are investigated by FBI
The FBI is investigating a white South Carolina couple for racial discrimination after they set a cross on fire in their yard last month facing toward their Black neighbors’ home.…