Tag: African-Americans

Minnesota Democrat who rose after Castile death under attack

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MINNEAPOLIS — A Black Minnesota state lawmaker who rose to prominence after the fatal shooting of his friend Philando Castile came under increasing pressure...

Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana

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LAFAYETTE, La. — Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal...

Rose Zhang adds US Girls’ Junior title to Women’s Am crown

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CHEVY CHASE, Md. — Rose Zhang won the U.S. Girls’ Junior on Saturday at Columbia Country Club, beating local favorite Bailey Davis 6 and...

Gloria Richardson, civil rights pioneer, dies at 99

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer whose determination not to back down while protesting racial inequality was...

Watching for birds & diversity: Audubon groups pledge change

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BOSTON — When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high...

$3 million in grants going to Black history sites, groups

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A fund formed in response to the deadly racial violence four years ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, said Thursday it will award...

Colin Kaepernick picture book to come out in April

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NEW YORK — Colin Kaepernick will release a series of books through the children's publisher Scholastic, starting with a picture story scheduled for next...

School IDs buildings honoring racists, says names can’t go

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina president has indicated he does not plan to ask the Legislature for permission to change the...

Mississippi marker honors 2 killed Black men killed by Klan

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MEADVILLE, Miss. — Friends and relatives gathered Thursday in a tiny town in southwestern Mississippi to dedicate a new state historical marker honoring two...

Acclaim, fundraising spread unevenly among Black colleges

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ATLANTA — Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black...