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A Detroit-area officer who assaulted a Black man after an arrest pleads guilty
WARREN, Mich. — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his…
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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar…
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Judge allows new court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a…
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Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents
WASHINGTON — The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife…
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Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on…
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Police dog’s attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s…
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Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
NEW YORK — A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court…
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Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine…
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Alabama to mark 60th anniversary of 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls
Alabama is marking the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous acts during the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963…
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Philadelphia police commissioner resigns, months before end of mayor’s second term
Philadelphia’s mayor says the city’s police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw, will step down this month to take a leadership position with…
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