Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths
WASHINGTON -- Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month ...
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Maria Elena Cruz picked to be the first Latina and first Black person on the Arizona Supreme Court
PHOENIX -- Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state ...
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Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON -- The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an ...
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Judge to seat jury in trial of ex-prosecutor accused of shielding Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Jury selection is set to conclude Tuesday in the criminal misconduct trial of a former Georgia prosecutor ...
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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, ...
Read moreDetailsThe New Mexico Supreme Court rules schools can be sued over discriminatory conduct
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for an anti-discrimination lawsuit to proceed against ...
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Over 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- More than 200 potential jurors were summoned Tuesday to a Georgia courthouse to face questions about whether ...
Read moreDetailsDeputies criticized for handcuffing 11-year-old Black girl on upstate New York sidewalk
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A widely seen video of an 11-year-old girl handcuffed and crying on a snowy sidewalk has prompted ...
Read moreDetailsThe long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of ...
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Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in ...
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