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Kweisi Mfume easily wins election to finish the term of the late Cummings, retaking a Maryland seat he held for five terms…
The University of Mississippi has apologized to dozens of African Americans who were arrested in 1970 for protesting racial inequality.
NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA's early space missions, has died at 101 years old.
The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution's past involvement in slavery.
Florida cannot bar felons who served their time from registering to vote simply because they have failed to pay fines…
A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation into the 2006 death of legendary soul singer,…
California Gov Gavin Newsom pardoned Bayard Rustin for his arrest in 1953 that landed the civil rights leader in jail…
More than a half-century later, Tommie Smith and John Carlos are cemented into Olympic lore — their names enshrined in…
A historic neighborhood on Chicago's far South Side faces the modern-day challenge of boosting health, education and economic opportunities.
Elizabeth Warren made a forceful case for a female president and stood behind her accusation suggesting sexism by progressive rival…
Calling preparations for the 2020 Census "conspicuously deficient," the NAACP is suing the U.S. Census Bureau.
Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa's rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters.
Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party's presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warning primary voters.
Julián Castro is endorsing Elizabeth Warren's presidential bid, saying the Massachusetts senator is "the most qualified, best-equipped candidate."
Iran vowed "harsh retaliation" for a U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general who had been the architect of…
Julián Castro on Thursday ended his run for president that pushed the 2020 field on immigration and swung hard at…
Democratic presidential candidates offered two very different debates during their final forum of 2019.
The Democrats' next primary debate will proceed as scheduled this week, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday.
Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin is endorsing Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
When the U.S. Census Bureau starts counting people next year in Detroit, obstacles are bound to arise.