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Rankin County, Mississippi CNN — On the eve of the last two sentencing hearings this week in the case of a pair of Black men tortured by six White law enforcement officers, a cousin of Emmett Till’s mother thought of her . . .
It’s Super Tuesday, and as the ballots pour in, the contentious race to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate ultimately will come down to two candidates. The California primary features several candidates, but at the top of the polls are three Democrats and one Republican. The top two vote getters will […]
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fourth year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Andra Day sang the tune after a ceremony for the Walter . . .
Inneract Project’s Maurice Woods talks with NBC Bay Area’s Pete Suratos about the empowering the next generation of designers. “Our goal is to impact as many students as we possibly can,” Woods says. “What I’m trying to teach my kids is that their perspective matters.” Woods talks about removing barriers for kids so they can […]
BANGOR, Maine — According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, Black Mainers only make up about two percent of Maine’s total population, which often makes it harder for African Americans living in Maine to build a sense of community with each other. Because there is such a low population of Black people scattered […]
After a disastrous year for coral reefs in which abnormally high ocean temperatures served a fatal blow to many of the vital underwater ecosystems, researchers have found a glimmer of hope off the coast of the U.S. – the largest-ever deep-sea coral reef. It’s been known since the 1960s that there were massive mounds of […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas congressman said Saturday that three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass, where the Biden administration says Texas has begun denying access to Border Patrol agents. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, accused the state of failing […]
EAGLE PASS, Texas—State officials here are blocking federal Border Patrol agents from accessing a busy section of the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that represents an escalation of a standoff between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and the Biden administration on authority over the U.S.-Mexico border. The development comes . . .
ROSEMONT, Ill. (CBS) — Now that the Thanksgiving feast is over, many are gearing up for a weekend full of Black Friday shopping. The shopping on Friday brought a crowd to malls across the area. CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman went to the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont – where families were eager to steal […]
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