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In Minneapolis, armed patrol group tries to keep the peace

As protests intensified in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a group of Black men ...

As voting fight moves westward, accusations of racism follow

The Arizona Legislature was debating one of several Republican proposals to overhaul voting when GOP Sen.

Colorado lawmaker: Slavery policy didn't impugn humanity

Democrats in Colorado have condemned a Republican lawmaker for joking about lynching before saying an 18th century policy ...

Students lead US push for fuller Black history education

Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came and it was time to learn about Black history again.

Keith Urban, Mickey Guyton have chemistry as ACM hosts

The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards will host a very special crowd who will finally get to see live music performances ...

2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians

The Oscar isn’t the only one celebrating its 93rd trip around the sun at the Academy Awards ceremony this year. The shorts ...

Wright's family wants stiffer charge for Minnesota ex-cop

Daunte Wright's family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the white ...

Florida 'anti-riot' bill goes to governor amid racial strife

Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature approved stiffer penalties against violent protesters on Thursday, handing a ...

Diversity study: MLB earns bonuses for hiring milestones

A new diversity study finds Major League Baseball with slightly lower scores for racial and gender hiring but earning bonuses ...

House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations

A House panel advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation ...

Soldier charged after video of confrontation with Black man

A white Army non-commissioned officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina ...

Officer in Black man's killing: from leader to defendant

In a matter of days, the white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb went from being a ...

Kim Godwin named ABC News president, CBS' Zirinsky to exit

ABC named Kim Godwin as its news division president on Wednesday, making her the first Black woman to be the top news ...

Sharpton, Crump speak out on killings of Blacks

EXPLAINER: Why outside prosecutors review killings by police

A white former police officer is being charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, ...

In Minnesota, suburban mayor is thrust into policing debate

Mike Elliott is among many who celebrated his election as mayor of Brooklyn Center as the beginning of a new era, marking the ...

Many say now is the time to fight racial bias in foster care

Cheri Williams looks back with regret at the start of her career as a child welfare caseworker in 1998. Systemic racism is ...

Review: A book celebrating Black American farming history

"We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers Land and Legacy,” by Natalie Baszile (Amistad) Farming ...

Biden works to balance civil rights and criminal justice

On one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, he mourned with the family of a fallen police officer. On the other, he pledged to help ...

Harris highlights pregnancy difficulties facing Black women

One Black mother said she nearly died after her son was born following an earlier miscarriage and a stillbirth. Another Black ...