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Senate passes bill to create African American burial grounds network

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would better protect historic African American cemeteries. The measure...

Clemson’s Black student VP impeached after pledge protest

    CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University’s student senate has voted to impeach the student government’s vice president, a Black man who recently refused to...

Nearly all-white jury to decide Michael Slager trial of shooting unarmed black man

The Walter Scott trial, the South Carolina black man who was shot as he ran away, from an officer who then tried to plant a weapon near his dead body, will be decided by 11 out of 12 of his white peers. Michael Slager was caught on video shooting Scott in the back as he ran […]

Rep. John Lewis commemorates the one year anniversary of the Charleston shooting

Just 1 year today. #CharlestonStrong pic.twitter.com/ZysckXA0b3 — Jordan Ifueko (@jifueko) June 17, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It is hard to believe it’s already been a year since…

Former Klan leader at center of latest GOP campaign joust

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is drawing criticism for refusing to denounce an implicit endorsement from former Ku Klux Klan...

Clinton gives blunt talk on race where Obama trod lightly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Stefanie Brown James, the director of African-American outreach for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, thought that the changes must have...

Cruz may be first Hispanic president, but rejects the label

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — After his big win in the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz is one step closer to becoming the first Hispanic...

Clinton's firewall? Black voters the key in South Carolina

 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At Hillary Clinton's South Carolina headquarters, a young staffer readies a stack of pictures showing the former secretary of state...

Haley's response to Obama not 1st time on national stage

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a year when a church massacre and catastrophic flooding put her in the spotlight, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley...

An emotional President Obama unveils his plan to cut gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of...

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