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Holy Bible, 'I Am Jazz' on list of 'challenged' books at libraries

NEW YORK (AP) — On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide,...

Rivals unmoved by Carson's complaints on scrutiny of his bio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson says it's time to move on from questions about the accuracy of his life story. But Tuesday's Republican debate...

Emmy win for Viola Davis…First Black actress to claim top drama acting honors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long-standing barriers fell at Sunday's Emmy Awards as Viola Davis became the first non-white actress to claim top drama acting...

Bond author sorry for saying Idris Elba 'too street' for 007

 LONDON (AP) — The author of the new James Bond novel apologized on Tuesday after he said that British actor Idris Elba is "too...

Wine train issues apology to Black women booted from train

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Napa Valley Wine Train issued an apology Tuesday to a book club that includes mostly Black women who said...

Ice Cube’s son becomes him in `Straight Outta Compton

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ O'Shea Jackson Jr. was determined to play his father, Ice Cube, in ``Straight Outta Compton.'' Not only does the 24-year-old...

Year later, AP reporter recalls origins of Ferguson movement

  ST. LOUIS (AP) _ EDITOR'S NOTE _ A year ago, most Americans had never heard of the St. Louis suburb called Ferguson. But after...

Mockingbird sequel and real-life racist Jefferson

The recent news that Harper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman novel reveals her To Kill A Mockingbird hero Atticus Finch to be a racist shocked the literary world. Actually,...

Plan to launch Brazil’s only slave memoir, revisit dark past

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ Taken from Africa and sold into slavery in Brazil, Mahommah Baquaqua's tale of escape to freedom in New York...

Harper Lee's new novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch

NEW YORK (AP) _ Like her classic ``To Kill a Mockingbird,'' the Harper Lee novel coming out next week is a coming of age...

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