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September 26, 2016

Memorial to confront South's troubled history of lynchings

Southern states have long welcomed tourists retracing the footsteps of the late Martin Luther King Jr. and others who opposed ...

September 23, 2016

Beyonce tour programmer Kwiz brilliantly explores blackness

Kwiz, "The Black Light Chronicles" (Rhythm Lab Music) It seems odd to describe the discussion of the black experience in ...

September 23, 2016

Obama: African-American museum tells 'story of all of us'

President Barack Obama on Friday celebrated the pending opening of the Smithsonian's new African-American museum and said the ...

September 18, 2016

"La La Land" wins top prize at Toronto film festival

The top award at the Toronto International Film Festival went Sunday to Damien Chazelle's "La La Land," a modern-day musical ...

September 15, 2016

Arizona's 1st female governor, Rose Mofford, dies at 94

When Rose Mofford was thrown into the role of Arizona's governor, she was also plunged into a political hailstorm. With her ...

September 13, 2016

Oliver Stone finds in 'Snowden' a real government conspiracy

Oliver Stone had no desire to make a movie about Edward Snowden. That might seem surprising for a man who has tackled ...

September 13, 2016

Long-silent voices speak loudly at Toronto Film Festival

Living partly in the Ugandan capital of Kampala where she runs a film school, the Indian-born filmmaker Mira Nair is ...

September 10, 2016

Oyelowo brings 2 inspiring tales from Africa to Toronto

David Oyelowo has two films making gala premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. Both are warm, heroic tales ...

September 07, 2016

Goodell doesn't agree with Kaepernick's actions

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagrees with Colin Kaepernick's choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes ...

August 31, 2016

Black professionals cheer on city students starting school

It was just the start of another school year, but the greeting was anything but routine for students arriving at Martin ...

August 15, 2016

MLK Jr.'s Bible, Nobel medal to be released to his estate

A judge on Monday signed an order ending an ownership dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s traveling Bible and ...

August 12, 2016

TNT to begin Monday night NBA doubleheaders in January

TNT is adding a Monday night doubleheader package to its NBA coverage, starting with an NBA Finals rematch on Martin Luther ...

August 11, 2016

Some great leaders had mental illness - it may have helped

Some of America's greatest leaders in history have had mental health problems and it may have helped in times of crisis, ...

August 09, 2016

Small protest in Utah after police cleared in teen shooting

A small band of protesters calling for an end to police brutality and the resignation of a Utah prosecutor demonstrated in ...

August 08, 2016

MLK Jr. birth home temporarily closed for repairs

The historic home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born is closed for repairs. Officials with the National Park ...

August 06, 2016

Chicago police chief, protesters at odds over body cameras

Chicago's police superintendent on Saturday suggested that an officer's body camera wasn't turned on when he fatally shot a ...

August 05, 2016

Ex-FBI agent gets probation for perjury at gangster's trial

A former high-ranking FBI agent was sentenced Friday to two years of probation for lying on the witness stand during Boston ...

July 24, 2016

Civil-rights marchers: US still needs to address inequality

A half-century ago, thousands joined a march across Mississippi to challenge a system that condoned violence against black ...

July 23, 2016

WNBA president lauds activism, wishes it was kept off court

WNBA President Lisa Borders applauds the league's players for taking a stance on social issues. She just wishes the activism ...