Tag: African-Americans
‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an...
Duke promoting Nina King to be next athletics director
<p>Duke is promoting Nina King to become the school's next athletics director.</p>
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Texas hires 1st Black director of Longhorn marching band
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has hired the first Black director of the Longhorn marching band one month after it announced the...
Ex-Pilot president wants Black judge replaced for 2nd trial
<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The white former president of Pilot Co., the nation’s largest fuel retailer, wants a Black federal judge to recuse himself from...
Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get 2-year mark interviews
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to...
‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an...
Texas hires 1st Black director of Longhorn marching band
<p>AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas has hired the first Black director of the Longhorn marching band one month after it announced the...
Chicago mayor: Reporters of color get 2-year mark interviews
<p>CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to...
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal...
Longtime Pirates 2B Stennett dies at 72 after cancer fight
PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped...