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May 20, 2025 at 10:41 am

Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too

A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores...

April 30, 2025 at 12:06 pm

Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks VIEW

A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied...

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March 28, 2025 at 10:36 am

What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?

Here's what's going on between President Trump and the Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers.

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November 5, 2024 at 7:16 pm

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts VIEW

For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate.

October 2, 2024 at 10:11 pm

How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation VIEW

The indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams on federal bribery charges has sparked debates among Black leaders and community advocates about whether to...

September 27, 2024 at 9:03 pm

Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania VIEW

With less than 40 days until Election Day, the Rev. Al Sharpton's choice of a battleground state for a get-out-the-vote bus tour made sense.

September 10, 2024 at 9:39 pm

Harris addresses Trump’s false claims about her race and his history of racial division

Kamala Harris has addressed false claims by former President Donald Trump about her racial identity, calling his remarks about race a “tragedy” for someone seeking...

September 9, 2024 at 9:08 pm

Tyreek Hill’s traffic stop revives discussion about the realities faced by Black drivers

After his traffic stop in Miami, Tyreek Hill talked about “the talk.”.

August 29, 2024 at 1:57 pm

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump advertises his firm on patches worn by US Open tennis players VIEW

Prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump is advertising on players’ outfits at the U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament this week by placing his firm’s...

August 22, 2024 at 10:19 pm

Kamala Harris’ racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention VIEW

On the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t...