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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IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday that it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates
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Halle Berry shouts from the Capitol, ‘I’m in menopause’ as she seeks to end a stigma and win funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275
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Black Couple Launch Fastest-Growing Education Platform Teaching Financial Literacy and Real Estate
Meet J. Whit and his wife, Joy, the founders of Ask Whit, a groundbreaking Black-owned education platform that is dedicated
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