Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday,…
Tennessee will consider redrawing US House district centered on Memphis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As civil rights advocates protest, Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on…
Florida opens a new front in congressional redistricting war
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in…
Ex-officer planned to kill Black people at a New Orleans festival, police say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people…
Pope Leo XIV urges Angolans to combat corruption with justice
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with…
The Supreme Court takes up the Mississippi case of a Black death row inmate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Certain names will be familiar to the Supreme Court in the latest case involving a…
Trump offers his Cabinet a long story about special Sharpies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may believe the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword…
Michael B. Jordan wins best actor at Oscars 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael B. Jordan has been building toward a performance like “Sinners” for over 20…
Trump hosts Black History Month reception
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted a White House reception for Black History Month on Wednesday, less…
NAACP urges judge to protect voter information seized by FBI in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — The NAACP and other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that…
Communities honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day amid political climate
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation…
Trump officials, Louisiana put end to another decades-old school desegregation order
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a…