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July 11, 2022
Rapinoe showed support for Griner during Thursday's ceremony at the White House, where she received a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
July 11, 2022
Shane Lee Brown, a 23-year-old driving without headlights, was misidentified as a 49-year-old white man wanted for a felony.
July 11, 2022
Area artists feel cheated since Wesley Wofford was commissioned outright without officials requesting sketches or ideas from others.
July 11, 2022
Charles Barkley continues to pay it forward with his generous financial contributions to historically Black colleges and universities.
July 11, 2022
The Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments to return a statue of Confederate soldier John B. Castleman to its initial…
July 11, 2022
Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh said HB 2319's purpose was to safeguard police from danger or distractions unrelated to the…
July 11, 2022
Filmmaker and artist Crystal Emery is in the throes of a new project that she says will cover issues “people…
Judge Wooden gavel on the table of judge with american flag and black chair
July 10, 2022
A Kentucky man has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit claiming a state prison’s rules about Black hairstyles are unconstitutional.
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July 10, 2022
Alena Analeigh Wicker, at just 13-years-old, has been accepted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine.
July 10, 2022
Las Vegas attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan has been tapped to be president of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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July 9, 2022
A white Kentucky man faces up to five years in prison after infiltrating a fifth grade Zoom class and using…
July 9, 2022
The Virginia HBCU named retired Army Gen. Darrell K. Williams its 13th president, succeeding William R. Harvey after 44 years…
July 8, 2022
Dozens of Till’s supporters stormed a Raleigh senior living facility on Wednesday in search of Carolyn Bryant Donham.
94th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room
July 8, 2022
Oscar-winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will director a documentary about legendary singer/songwriter Sly Stone.
A flag in recognition of Juneteenth is displayed
July 8, 2022
Two weeks ago our country celebrated Juneteenth. Earlier this week, our country celebrated the Fourth of July.
94th Oscars Week Events: Animated Feature Film
July 8, 2022
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mercury Studios launch initiative for Black UK-based musicians to expand representation in…
July 8, 2022
Morrow, the inventive son of Alabama sharecroppers, died late last month at his home in San Diego of pneumonia. He…
July 7, 2022
Herschel Walker and his bid for Georgia’s Senate seat has been saddled with controversy, but one stood in contrast to…
The African American Film Critics Association's 11th Annual AAFCA Awards - Inside
July 7, 2022
Warner Bros. Television Group also will be recognized at a luncheon scheduled for August.
July 7, 2022
It’s World Chocolate Day and chocolate lovers around the world are satisfying their sweet tooth by indulging in decadent chocolate…