Entertainment
Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflected Black identity, dies at 99
[ad_1] Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity, culture and spirituality, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles at 99. Saar’s death was confirmed…
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The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have…
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Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behind
[ad_1] As hundreds of federal and local agents scoured the Arizona desert and chased down potential leads in the nearly two weeks since Nancy…
Technology
Elon Musk’s xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. — Elon Musk’s artificial…
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Maryland to consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore’s veto is overridden
[ad_1] ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by…
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As Black women face unemployment challenges, policymaker roundtable seeks solutions
[ad_1] In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have…
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Former Black Panther leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison hospital at 82
[ad_1] BUTNER, N.C. — H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital…
Politics
Democrats are hopeful again. But unresolved questions remain about party’s path forward
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party’s relief at securing its first…
Entertainment
What to Stream: ‘Freakier Friday,’ NF, ‘Landman,’ ‘Palm Royale’ and Black Ops 7
[ad_1] Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan re-teaming as the body-swapping mother and daughter duo in “Freakier Friday” and albums from 5 Seconds of…
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Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is…
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Democrats are hopeful again. But unresolved questions remain about party’s path forward
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party’s relief at securing its first big…
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Shooting at historically Black university in Pennsylvania leaves at least 7 injured, authorities say
[ad_1] Authorities said at least seven people were injured at a shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University Saturday night. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office…
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Black residents worry new congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For nearly three decades, the small town of Mansfield was represented in Louisiana’s congressional…
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Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial…
Finance
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s…
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Historically Black colleges issue lockdown orders, cancel classes after receiving threats
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. — A series of reported threats toward historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. on Thursday led to lockdown…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of federal intervention
[ad_1] CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to…
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance to expected federal intervention
[ad_1] CHICAGO — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side to carry identification, stay connected to…
Finance
Al Sharpton to lead pro-DEI march through Wall Street on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
[ad_1] NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump…
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Harris and Trump will both make a furious last-day push before Election Day
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination…