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December 06, 2019

Court: Landlords can be liable for racially harassed tenants

Landlords can be held liable in limited circumstances under federal law when a tenant racially harasses another tenant, a ...

December 06, 2019

Belafonte recalls Horne’s activism as Solange is honored

Lena Horne was a fierce advocate for civil rights in her later years, but that part of her legacy is often pushed behind her ...

December 06, 2019

Panel calls for Virginia to purge dozens of old racist laws

The laws are still on the books in Virginia: Blacks and whites must sit in separate rail cars. They cannot use the same ...

December 06, 2019

Senate passes bill to save funding for black colleges

The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would permanently restore funding to historically black colleges and ...

December 05, 2019

Buttigieg backs black leaders after Indiana event disrupted

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is applauding African American leaders in his home city for “speaking their ...

December 05, 2019

Aiming for debate, Booker appeals directly to Harris voters

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker, facing the prospect of not qualifying for this month's debate, made a direct ...

December 05, 2019

UK judge clears 3 men falsely convicted 50 years ago

London’s Court of Appeal on Thursday exonerated three men who had served time in prison nearly 50 years ago following the ...

December 05, 2019

Harris exit points to hurdles facing minority candidates

Kamala Harris cloaked her presidential campaign in the promise of becoming the first black woman in the White House.

December 04, 2019

Kid Rock's Detroit eatery closing after his anti-Oprah rant

A Kid Rock-owned restaurant in Detroit's Little Caesars Arena will close once its licensing agreement expires this spring, ...

December 04, 2019

Bloomberg: I 'regret' impact of police tactics on minorities

Michael Bloomberg expressed regret on Tuesday for the impact his hard-line policing tactics had on minorities during his time ...

December 04, 2019

Kamala Harris ends White House bid, citing lack of funding

Sen. Kamala Harris told supporters on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ...

December 03, 2019

Mississippi felons push court to restore voting rights

The man at the center of a Mississippi case aimed at restoring the voting rights of felons said Tuesday that he is fighting ...

December 03, 2019

Report: Racial divide shrinks in US criminal justice system

Racial disparities have narrowed across the U.S. criminal justice system over 16 years, though black people are still ...

December 03, 2019

Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws

The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common. Both were abducted, raped and killed in Ohio in 2017.

December 02, 2019

NYC Ballet casts first black Marie in ‘The Nutcracker’

The New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” has cast a black dancer to play Marie for the first time. The New ...

December 02, 2019

Booker extends 2020 campaign outreach to black men in South

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker focused Monday on extending his campaign outreach to black men, holding a ...

December 02, 2019

Not just arabesques: Misty Copeland imparts her life lessons

No other ballet dancer has crossed over into mainstream popular culture quite like Misty Copeland. That was Copeland at the ...

December 02, 2019

Buttigieg turns to black pastor to discuss racism, poverty

As he labors to win over black voters whose support is vital to his Democratic presidential bid, Pete Buttigieg found a ...