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JACKSON, Miss. -- Despite objections from the NAACP, a federal judge reportedly ruled on Sunday that officials in Mississippi can proceed with creating a court within the majority-Black city of…
KINSHASA, DRC - The Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission announced on Sunday that President Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected for a second term after receiving more than 73% of…
DALLAS, Texas -- Democratic powerhouse U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, one of the longest-serving congresswomen from Texas, died on Sunday at 88. Eddie Bernice Johnson at "ISS Downlink with House…
INDIANAPOLIS – An NFL player with the Indianapolis Colts was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges, according to court records. Drew Ogletree was charged with domestic battery committed in the…
ABUJA, Nigeria - As Nigeria's naira continues to decline amid help from the central bank, the country's foreign exchange reserves dropped to a six-year low of $32.87 billion at the…
ST. LOUIS – After being met with growing opposition, a St. Louis school district said it will continue to offer elective Black history classes -- a reversal from a controversial…
Alabama is among the most restrictive states for disclosing body-camera footage when police kill loved ones. Surviving family members often must go to court to get access to the video,…
By Peter Kimani, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was…
BRIGHTON, Colo. -- Two paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain who was given a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine. It also was the last…
Black enrollment at Virginia’s Christopher Newport University fell by more than half under longtime president Paul Trible, a former Republican senator who wanted to “offer a private school experience.” By…
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