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They hung him by a noose before opening fire with multiple pistols while his body was dangling in the air, according to reports. By Yasmeen Freightman Descendants of a Black man…
MLB said Tuesday it is staging the game around the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865. NEW YORK (AP) — Major League…
“So, part of what we’re doing with that building is making sure that women who are formerly incarcerated have a certain amount of those units that will be allocated to…
“The face feels fine,” he said. “When I look in the mirror, I see another person, no doubt about that.” By Francis Akhalbey Robert Chelsea in August 2013 suffered third-degree…
Rev. Frederick Haynes III to take over Rainbow PUSH Coalition leadership from Rev. Jesse Jackson Story by Michelle Watson The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is expected to become the…
Michael Irvin’s attorneys are arguing that the defendants in the Cowboys icon’s sexual misconduct lawsuit took actions that :were intentional, aggravated, and committed with an evil mind.” By MIKE FISHER…
Lawyers representing the festival issued a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Baldwin & Co., a Black-owned coffee and bookstore business, and the author event organizers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans…
Harvard sued over ‘legacy admissions’ after Supreme Court targets affirmative action Harvard is facing a civil rights complaint over the school’s legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious…
Billboard counts down the best hip-hop groups ever in honor of the genre’s 50th anniversary. By Nefertiti Austin, Kyle Denis, Raquelle Harris, Carl Lamarre, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Heran Mamo, Gail Mitchell, Neena Rouhani, Dan Rys, Andrew Unterberger Doubly heightened…
Yusef Salaam, exonerated as part of the Central Park 5 in 2002, appeared to be heading toward a City Council victory as voters embraced more moderate candidates. Walking down 125th…