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Deon Cole returns to host NAACP Image Awards, says BAFTA disruption will be addressed

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 · Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — As Deon Cole returns to host the NAACP Image Awards, the comedian-actor is focused on celebrating Black achievement and responding to a recent onstage disruption…

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Gov. Gavin Newsom takes heat from Republicans and LGBTQ+ lawmakers during book tour

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · Entertainment

LOS ANGELES — If politicians write memoirs to generate online buzz and headlines, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting plenty of both — favorable and not. Just a…

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The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 · Breaking News

CHICAGO — From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. gave an…

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Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · Breaking News

BRUSSELS — Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday over a social media post where he accused the country of antisemitic prosecution of Jewish Belgians, the kingdom’s foreign…

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Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behind

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · Breaking News

As hundreds of federal and local agents scoured the Arizona desert and chased down potential leads in the nearly two weeks since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her affluent…

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California announces investigation into delayed evacuation orders during LA-area wildfire

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 · Breaking News

LOS ANGELES — California’s top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year’s deadly…

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How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing, even as it searches for new funding

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 · Finance

Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March 7. However, the Gordon Parks…

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IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour highlighting the continent’s cultural diversity

January 27, 2026February 1, 2026 · Technology

DAKAR, Senegal — The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is on the final leg of a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent’s cultural diversity, which…

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School violated civil rights law in ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ name change, US says

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 · Breaking News

BOHEMIA, N.Y. — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to…

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Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 · Finance

ATLANTA — Every morning this week, Newberry Electric Cooperative CEO Keith Avery walks into his office and turns on The Weather Channel. Then he starts making calls, lining…

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DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 · Breaking News

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official…

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Mayor: Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for crackdown would be unconstitutional

January 18, 2026January 20, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as…

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Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 · Breaking News

JACKSON, Miss. — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. “It…

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Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

January 13, 2026January 15, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has…

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‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse standing trial in Las Vegas

January 12, 2026January 13, 2026 · Entertainment

LAS VEGAS — The jury trial for Nathan Chasing Horse, the former “Dances with Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls, is expected to begin…

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Walz: Minn. must play role in shooting investigation

January 8, 2026January 11, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

A day after the ICE officer shot Renee Good in the head as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens…

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New Haven police chief abruptly retires after theft allegations, mayor says

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 · Breaking News

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven’s police chief abruptly retired following allegations he stole money from a department account, Mayor Justin Elicker announced Monday. The Democrat said Chief…

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Bad Bunny could make history at the 2026 Grammys. For Latino culture, he already has

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 · Entertainment

NEW YORK — The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant — and he may once again make history at…

Read more Bad Bunny could make history at the 2026 Grammys. For Latino culture, he already has

Beijing condemns the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama

December 29, 2025January 3, 2026 · Finance

PANAMA CITY — China on Monday condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the Trump administration pushes for the…

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Northern California city to reform police after racist texts scandal

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 · Breaking News

SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California city whose police department came under national scrutiny after it was revealed that some officers shared racist and sexist texts, used excessive…

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