WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned influential Pan-Africanist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of…
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though all of the living former U.S. presidents — and their wives — are expected to attend…
More than 1 million Haitians displaced by gang violence, humanitarian crisis: UN agency
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than one million Haitians have been displaced on the Caribbean nation over the last year, which…
Civil rights activist James Meredith honored with historical marker in Mississippi
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — A historical marker was unveiled in Mississippi town that was home to 91-year-old civil rights leader James…
Atlantic City, N.J. mayor indicted for second time in connection with child abuse allegations
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. was indicted for witness tampering after he allegedly asked his…
Michigan man pleads guilty to planning mass shooting targeting gay people
FLINT, Mich. — A 22-year-old man in Michigan pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge after he allegedly planned to…
Man who jumped Las Vegas judge’s bench and attacked her sentenced to decades in prison
LAS VEGAS — A man who was captured on a courtroom video that went viral showing him leap over a…
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and author, dies at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, and teacher who became a celebrated literary talent amid the Black Art Movement in the…
Four women drop lawsuit accusing former Indiana AG Curtis Hill of groping them
INDIANAPOLIS — A civil lawsuit accusing the former state attorney general of groping four women while he was allegedly intoxicated…
Judge rules lawsuit over former NFL player Glenn Foster’s death in police custody can proceed
REFORM, Ala. — A federal judge’s ruling will allow the family of Glenn Foster Jr. to file a lawsuit alleging…
