Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at
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Two Founders Launch Black-Owned Academy Teaching Entrepreneurs How to Raise Capital
Meet Sean Teamor and Kyle Freeman, the dynamic duo behind Capital Raising Academy, the ultimate destination for mastering the art
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Age becomes a concern as US Rep. David Scott seeks reelection
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents in his quest for a 12th congressional
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Louisiana congressional map dispute could go to Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving
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The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned
NEW YORK (AP) — They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions. They date from the early days
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New Jersey sets special election to fill Payne’s House seat
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set a July primary and a September general election
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Tenn. Rep. Justin Jones to remain on 2024 ballot after GOP dispute
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the
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Amid marijuana reclassification, could more states legalize it?
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen
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Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the ‘grandmother of Juneteenth’
The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” and the man who contributed to parts of of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous
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Congressman praises protest video that includes racist taunting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly this week when one counter-protester appeared
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Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone
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