WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight […]
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A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on ‘The Apprentice’
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby […]
A grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules
NEW YORK — A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners, ruling that a […]
Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
NEW YORK — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was […]
Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he just did his job
NEW YORK — When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned the public and his own staff by pausing an […]
Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job
NEW YORK — When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned the public and his own staff by pausing an […]
Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech
AKRON, Ohio — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very […]
Biden, Harris to launch Black voter outreach effort amid signs of diminished support
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part […]
Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don’t represent them
The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel […]
Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, […]