Tag: African-Americans
Floyd’s death laid bare the ‘Minnesota Paradox’ of racism
MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd's death under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee severely tarnished Minnesota's reputation as a progressive state on matters of race....
Georgia park with giant Confederate carving approves changes
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The board overseeing a mountain park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders voted Monday to relocate Confederate...
Black man’s death in Mississippi: Lynching or suicide?
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. — On the night of Feb. 8, 2018, Willie Andrew Jones Jr. and Alexis Rankin argued in the car on the...
Charleston church shooter making appellate arguments
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Floyd legislation reveals divide in police-reform movement
NEW YORK — Monifa Bandele became a community organizer in the late 1990s, after New York City police fatally shot a young, unarmed Black...
AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
A year after George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority of...
Suit alleging admissions discrimination moves forward in Va.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge ruled Friday that a parents' group can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that new admissions policies at...
TSU studying feasibility of adding men’s, women’s hockey
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State is conducting a study to test the feasibility of becoming the first historically black university to field varsity men's...
Duke’s King embraces being role model as Black woman AD
DURHAM, N.C. — Nina King knows she faces a big responsibility in taking over as Duke’s athletics director later this year. It's not just...
AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S.
<p>A year after <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd">George Floyd’s murder</a> at the hands of a white police officer sparked global protests and a racial reckoning, a majority...