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NEW DELHI: Former President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that his four criminal indictments have increased his support among Black Americans, as they perceive him as a victim of discrimination. Drawing parallels to the historic legacy of anti-Black prejudice in the US legal system, Trump contends that his legal troubles are a result of political […]
For decades, single young men, mainly from Mexico and later Central America, did their best to sneak past U.S. border agents to reach Los Angeles, Atlanta and other places hungry for their labor. Today, people from around the globe are streaming across the southern border, most of them just as eager to work. But rather […]
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King passed away on Jan. 22 after a “valiant battle with prostate cancer,” according to representatives from the King Center. The civil rights activist and attorney was 62 years old. Dexter was the chairman of […]
Black North Carolina residents sue over Senate redistricting plan Image: Senate map (NCGA) By Lynn BonnerTwo Black northeastern North Carolina residents are suing to invalidate the state Senate redistricting plan approved last month. The
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More than two months after a group of white boaters attacked a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, Ala., two of five people charged in connection with the racially charged melee pleaded guilty on Friday. The violent scene, which bystanders captured on video, drew an overwhelming social media response and prompted a broader . . .
President Biden’s trip to Israel on Wednesday will put him in a region where grief and fury are mounting, not only toward Israel, but also toward the United States, the world power that has declared unyielding support for its chief Middle East ally. On Tuesday, widespread condemnation of Israel rippled across the region after a […]
An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken on November 12, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
A first-term Republican lawmaker referred to African Americans as “colored people” on the House floor Thursday, prompting outrage from Democrats and a quick rebuke from the chamber’s presiding officer. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) was reprimanded after he took to the floor to promote an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that he says […]
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday, reversing early declines as traders anticipated further draws on U.S. crude oil inventory following extended production cuts in Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures settled up 56 cents to $90.60 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures settled up […]