MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, as the nation’s…
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa…
Missouri passes Trump-backed redistricting plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans handed President Donald Trump a political victory Friday, giving final legislative…
DEI boycott organizers see Target CEO change as sign that their movement is working
Organizers of a Target boycott that began in January are pointing to their tactics as a hopeful sign…
Voting-rights advocates sue to overturn Texas election map they say is racially biased
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant…
Black mayors see drop in violent crime with new strategies
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar…
Republican Earle-Sears on the defensive in Virginia’s governor race
HOPEWELL, Va. — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of pulled…
Winsome Earle-Sears is on the defensive in the race for Virginia governor
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of…
Police search for suspect who fatally attacked couple in Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police searched Monday for the killer of a married couple found dead in…
Ex-officer who mistook a Black man’s keys and phone for a gun gets 15 years to life for murder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio police officer convicted of murder in the shooting of Andre Hill,…
Black wrestling fans reflect on Hulk Hogan’s legacy on issues of race
One of Kazeem Famuyide’s earliest memories is sitting on his father’s lap watching Hulk Hogan wrestle in the…
Black man punched and dragged from car by Florida deputies to speak out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Black man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his…