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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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Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain’s death spur changes for patients in police custody
DENVER — Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last…
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Things to know about Minnesota’s new, non-racist state flag and seal
MINNEAPOLIS — Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this…
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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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Prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights dies at 88
CHICAGO — Richard Hunt, a prolific Chicago artist who was the first Black sculptor to receive a solo retrospective at…
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Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming…
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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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Wisconsin GOP leader vows hard line on university pay raises-diversity deal
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top Republican lawmakers said Monday that they are done negotiating with the Universities of Wisconsin over…
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Biden to sign executive order on federal funding for Native Americans
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a tribal nations summit that aims to…
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Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
SALISBURY, Md. — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County…
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