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First graders led the desegregation of New Orleans’ public schools in November 1960. Bettmann via Getty by Connie L. Schaffer, University of Nebraska Omaha; Martha...

Recovery from a hurricane gets even harder when more storms follow, as Lake Charles, La., residents saw. Joe Raedle/Getty Images by Tracy Kijewski-Correa, University of...

Taiwan Scott, who sued South Carolina over a new congressional map he said curbed Black voting power, speaking outside the Supreme Court in 2023....

by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The Conversation; Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, and Nathan Jensen, The University of Texas at...

The guidelines denied aid to many African American applicants whose homes or land were inherited informally without written wills. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior...

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent With voter suppression laws taking shape in Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and just about every GOP-led state...

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Who is Quawan “Bobby” Charles, and why are some comparing his death to Emmett Till? The 15-year-old’s...

Daniel Cormier was so successful in mixed martial arts, he made you forget that he wrestled for the U.S. in the 2004 and 2008...

Tennessee latest city to witness what some are calling intimidation tactics By Ashley Moss, Texas Metro News A confederate flag was left hanging from a tree...

NEW ORLEANS — The Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints joined the national debate and protest started by San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick, but they put on a display after the National Anthem. After both teams stood and honored the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner, the Falcons and the Saints came together and held […]